Algarve Golf Courses - Robinson Club Quinta da Ria

The sister course on the same estate as Quinta da Ria, near the town of Tavira in Eastern Algarve, is the Championship challenge of Quinta de Cima.

The Cima Course uses dog-legs with greens well-protected by sand hazards and lakes, with a testing finish on holes 16, 17 and 18.

A stream with dams and permanent flowing water crosses holes 4, 5, 6 and 13. Since there is no real estate construction on the site, the Cima Course retains a natural feel throughout.

The first of two 18-hole golf courses at the Quinta da Ria Estate is described by many as the most breathtaking and natural golf course in the region.

Quinta da Ria extends along the spectacular Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, with the River Formosa also featuring. Five lakes come into play and there are more than 300 trees, such as olive and carob, which have been planted in order to maintain the typical features of the region. There are views of the mountains and sea, as well as the surrounding vineyards and orange groves.

The first hole, a 475-metre par-five, sets the tone of the course, taking the player down a gentle slope to the first of several undulating greens.