The Algarve
Portugal's Algarve region is dry and sunny, its beaches are fabulous, and its culture and history are fascinating.
The architecture of the whitewashed houses, with their brightly-coloured mouldings and remarkably beautiful chimneys, reflect the Algarve rich history.
In contrast to the cosmopolitan cities on the coast, the towns of the inland are often far more traditional, where life goes on much as it has for the last century.
History
The Phoenicians were probably the first visitors to this region, around 1000 years before Christ, and they established trading posts along the coast. The Carthaginians then followed, who founded towns as early as 550 B.C.
The Romans came next, in the second century BC and spread through the Iberian Peninsula during the following century. Evidence of their presence can still clearly be seen today.
Golf
Golf in the sunshine will always be an attraction for property investors. The province had its first course in the 1920s, but it closed after only a few years. The rise of golf in the region began thanks to the legendary golfer Henry Cotton, who designed the first course, Penina, in the sixties. He ended up designing several courses in the area and making it his home for 30 years.
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