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Introduction to Quinta do Lago
Andre Jordan first visited the recently popular Algarve in 1970
coastline located in the south of Portugal. He quickly appreciated the
potential of an unspoiled site of a 550 hectare estate of pine wood terrain
located near to the already developed Vale do Lobo Resort. His
investment advisers had informed him that the Algarve was about to become
a pot of gold!
The large beach lined estate was owned by the Pinto de Magalhães
family for more then three centuries. Negotiations for the purchase took
about 12 months and Andre Jordan together with a group of
international investors combined to successfully acquire the property. An
exciting Master Plan was drawn by a team of Portuguese architects and
engineers directed by Pedro Vasconcellos and Luis Nobre Guedes.
The object was to create a luxury estate offering clients privacy,
tranquillity and seclusion, combined with an active social and sporting life
and a wide range of leisure and sporting facilities.
With the infrastructure and a shopping centre completed a boom period of sales
started from 1973 and buyers were purchasing from all over Europe. The
result was that a short time the Quinta do Lago was soon attracting
an array of rich and famous names from all walks of life of many
nationalities. The military coup on April 25th in 1974 brought this success
to an abrupt end. In 1975 the Portuguese State took over and Andre Jordan
returned to Brazil. In 1982, still maintaining his believe in Quinta do
Lago, he returned to find most things run down and only the 18 hole golf
course under the direction of Mário Barruncho had been maintained. By
1985 with his influence and contacts the bank debt of 8 million dollars was
transformed into assets of more than 30 million dollars.
In 1987 Jordan sold the owning company Planal to a consortium of British
shareholders headed by Roger Abraham and David Thompson. By
1989 Abraham had withdrawn and Thompson appointed Domingos da
Silva as Administrator of Planal and its associated companies. In 1998
the ownership of Planal was acquired by its present owners, O'Brian
family from Ireland.
Quinta do Lago has some of the most luxurious
villas on the coast. The resort has been carefully planned, with individual
architecturally designed villas blending neatly into pine trees and the four
golf courses. Facilities include a floodlit tennis courts centre, horse
riding, water sports and squash. There is the new Quinta Shopping which
includes fabulous boutiques offering exclusive designer labels and amazing
interior design outlets. In addition there are some appetising international
restaurants on the estate providing a choice of cuisines.
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Almancil Street
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Quinta do lago Distances
Distances between each Tourist Town in Kms (Click Here)
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 Useful Almancil Telephone Numbers
Town Hall (Loulé) - 289 415 000
Fire Brigade (Loulé) - 289 416 702
Police (Loulé) - 289 462 782
Emergency Treatment - 289 395 674
Ambulance - 289 416 702
Tourist Office - 289 392 659
Useful Almancil Facts
Distance from Faro Airport - 22 Kms
Postal Code - 8135
Almancil Beaches
Praia do Ancão
Praia do Garrão
Praia da Quinta do Lago
Praia do Trafal
Praia do Vale de Lobo
Quinta
do Lago Entertainment
Restaurants
What to do
Quinta do Lago Golf Courses
Laranjal Golf Course
Pinheiros Altos Golf Course
Quinta do Lago North Golf Course
Quinta do Lago South Golf Course
San Lorenzo Golf Course
Quinta do Lago Property
Estate Agents
Property Services
Builders
Developments
Algarve Towns
Albufeira
· Alvôr
· Armação de Pêra
· Carvoeiro
· Faro
· Lagoa
· Lagos
· Loulé
· Monchique
· Olhão
· Portimão
· Quarteira
· Sagres
· Silves
· Tavira
· Vilamoura
· Vila Real de Santo António
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