Luxury in Luz
An Exclusive Villa in Praia da Luz
Algarve Portugal
Praia da Luz
Praia da Luz is a beautiful beach destination in the Algarve, at just under one hours easy drive from Faro airport.
The development of the town is mostly low rise apartments and villas of all sizes, and the facilities are aimed at family holidays. There is a great variety of family friendly restaurants and bars, an excellent supermarket and all the amenities for a complete holiday.
The beautiful sandy beach is only a ten minute walk from Casa Morland and is perfect for sun bathing and water sports, and Luz beach sports the European blue flag indicating clean sand and clean water.
To the east of town you find some spectacular cliffs and among them the prominent black rock Rocha Negra. This is an intrusion of lava produced from the volcanoes of Monchique some 190 million to 135 million years ago.
Luz has a history of occupation firstly by the Carthaginians and then by the Romans and there are the remains of fish salting vats and a roman villa to visit.
For golfers there are 4 golf courses within 5 - 20 minutes drive, and there are daytrip coaches from Luz to the water parks and dolphin park.
Luz is just 8 minutes west of the larger historic town of Lagos which is provides great sightseeing, plenty of shopping, good night life, and a large established marina.
To the east of town you find some spectacular cliffs and among them the prominent black rock Rocha Negra. This is an intrusion of lava produced from the volcanoes of Monchique some 135 million to 190 million years ago.
Behind the beach narrow streets of white painted houses wander back to the village centre. The old and the new intimately blend together and invite you to feel at home in this relaxed place. The charm of this village resort lies in the care that has been taken to blend the modern resort into the character of the old fishing village.
Praia da Luz is just an 8 minute drive west of the larger historic town of Lagos which provides great sightseeing, plenty of shopping, good night life, and a large established marina, where Deep Sea Fishing is available
There is a bus service to Lagos, and a taxi rank in the centre of Praia da Luz.
Nearby there are an excellent selection of sports facilities including, Golf, Tennis, Squash, Surfing, Windsurfing, Hang Gliding, Micro Light Flying, Horse Riding, Deep Sea Fishing, and Scuba Diving.
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