Golfing holidays and weekend golf breaks

Key golf destinations and firm favourites over the years for golfing holidays and weekend golf breaks are Portugal, Spain and Cyprus.

Golf holidays in Portugal have long been at the forefront of golf in Europe, thanks to the top quality courses, hotels and resorts that line the Algarve coastline. The Algarve Portugal is synonymous with golf, and also benefits from a pleasant year round climate that makes it perfect.

One of the most popular Portugal golf resorts is Vilamoura, the ultimate for all your golfing needs, not only does it have the evening action that is focused on the marina, Vilamoura has five championship courses. There are also new and exciting regions for golf holidays in Portugal including the holiday resorts of Albuferia, San Lorenzo and Victoria. Not forgetting the Portuguese island of Madeira which is fast becoming a popular European holidays destination for relaxing and enjoyable golf holidays. There are two golf courses on the island of Madeira, both are superb and well worth playing more than one round. All these holiday resorts have helped make Portugal one of the world’s leading golf destinations and a popular choice for weekend golf breaks with flight times of under 2 hours from UK airports

Golf holidays in Spain offer sun, sea, sand and quality courses, with the lengthy Mediterranean coastline being packed with excellent golfing possibilities. The Murcia region on the Costa Blanca - the location of La Manga, Europe's most famous golf resort - claims the most hours of sunshine per year of any on the continent, perfect for golf holidays in Spain anytime of the year. While Spain's south is its most popular, the Costa Brava Girona area is home to some of Europes top golf courses. Spain is great for both long holidays and weekend golf breaks, with low cost flight and great value hotels you can save money for that extra round of golf in the sunshine.

Golf Holidays in Cyprus are now more popular than ever and Cyprus is classed as the new found gem for golfers. It has only recently begun to make its way in the golfing holidays market, but it is fast becoming a favourite. This is due to an improvement in facilities and, of course, it’s superb all year round climate. Cyprus offers golfers challenging world class championship courses, top quality hotels, safety and warm hospitality. The island now has three championship courses with the best being Aphrodite Hills, which is home to a magnificent 18-hole championship golf course, ideal for golf holidays in Cyprus

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