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The Vila Sol golf and residential holiday resort
is destined to become one of the finest in the Algarve.
The clubhouse and golf course are the first phase of the
367-acre development which was launched by a large
Portuguese company in 1988. The course is the focal point
around which the plots for luxury villas and apartments
and other leisure facilities are designed to blend with
the surrounding landscape of softly undulating terrain
enhanced by mature umbrella pine, fig, almond, and a
300-year old almond tree. The resort offers water sports
at the Ancão Beach Club, tennis courts, a health clinic,
day nursery, shops, and there are plans for a hotel
village and heliport. Work was also scheduled to start in
1994 on a unique feature - a cultural centre which has
been designed to stimulate and encourage contemporary
art. It will comprise workshop and studios for visiting
artists and gallery space for exhibitions. A sculpture
park will constantly enrich the beautiful environment.
The centre will also include an amphitheatre for 1500
spectators which will stage musical events, dance, and
drama, as well as other entertainments and conferences.
In 1994 the Vila Sol management introduced its first
annual international golf tournament with invitations to
a number of clubs in seven European countries to
participate, the finals of the tournament played at Vila
Sol in late summer. Property owners enjoy a 25-year
membership of the golf club. Vila Sol, owned by Empresa
Imobiliária Da Fonte Nova, is part of the Atlântica
Group of private companies which is one of the strongest
financial groups in Portugal and great care has been
exercised in preserving the natural beauty of the
resort's environment. Manuel Rodo, President of Empresa
Imobiliária Da Fonte Nova, has described Vila Sol as a
resort where great vision and technical skill has turned
a dream into a reality. He adds eloquently: "The
golf course architect is not the only in the project such
as Vila Sol. He may be the conductor of the orchestra but
the music making came from the skill and devotion of
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