Salgados plays along the edge of its own lagoon nature reserve, with the Atlantic breeze doing most of the defending.
It’s a flatter, more open test than the pine-lined Vilamoura courses — a good change of texture in the middle of a trip.
Highlights
- Sits directly against the Salgados Lagoon Nature Reserve
- Par 72, links-style layout
- Named World's Best Golf Course Renovation at the 2025 World Golf Awards
- Steady sea breeze off Praia de Galé
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The Course
Where You'll Stay
Algarve Marriott Salgados Golf Resort & Spa
Algarve Marriott Salgados Golf Resort & Spa sits between Salgados beach and the lagoon nature reserve, right alongside the course.
At 228 rooms it’s one of the larger properties on this list — five restaurants, four outdoor pools plus an indoor one, and enough on-site that non-golfers won’t run out of things to do.
- Between Salgados beach and the lagoon reserve
- Directly alongside Salgados Golf Course
- Five restaurants and four outdoor pools
- Kids' club and family rooms available
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