Quinta da Ria Golf Course
Quinta da Ria sits inside the Ria Formosa Natural Park, on a stretch of the eastern Algarve where no villa or apartment block is allowed to interrupt the view. It is a rare thing in this region: a course with nothing around it but wetland, olive trees, and the sea. Designed by Rocky Roquemore and opened in 2002, it rewards patience over power, and the courses's own guests will tell you it's worth the drive east.
Five lakes work their way through the round, most notably guarding the 10th green, and the back nine edges close enough to the Atlantic that the sea breeze becomes a permanent playing partner. The par-3 17th is the hole most golfers remember: its green sits beside a small island that doubles as a bird sanctuary, a genuinely rare sight mid-round. Thick rough and flat, deceptively tricky bunkers punish anything sprayed off line, and the wind means club selection here is never quite as simple as the scorecard suggests.
Facilities include a driving range, a resident academy, and a clubhouse restaurant serving Portuguese food with a view back over the course. Quinta da Ria pairs naturally with its sister course, Quinta de Cima, next door, for golfers looking to spend a full trip on this quieter side of the Algarve. For anyone tired of playing the same handful of famous names, this is the detour worth making.
Reception: Everyday from 7:00am to 8:00pm
Golf Clubs: Men & Ladies - full or half set
Club House: With Restaurant and Snack bar
With driving range
With an Academy
Trolleys: Manual and Electric
With locker room
Pro Shop: Everyday from 7:00am to 8:00pm
Golf Lessons: On request
With putting green
Juniors: Up to 17 years oldQuinta da Ria Golf Course - latest comments and reviews
Ian Godfrey
2026-06-18
Nice to go back to Quinta da Ria, it's been four years for me since the last time. Would like it to be a more regular venue. Have never played Quinta da Cima perhaps that could be included.
Robert Schneider
2026-06-17
Beautiful course.
Only negative was the greens were just sanded.
David Parsons
2026-05-21
The course at Quinta da Ria is maintained to a high standard and is one of the most scenic in the area. Staff very friendly too. Really enjoyed my round there!
John Davies
2026-05-20
Top class course
Keith Walker
2026-05-19
Great location with great views out to sea
Nuno Raposo
2026-05-04
Everything perfect.
Nuno Raposo
2026-05-04
Everything perfect.
Val Brooks
2026-04-24
Loved the course. My favourite so far. You need to be accurate with the driver. Some very difficult holes, even for a low handicap, I’d play it again. Very soft sand, but consistent, not may courses have soft fluffy sand like this. We had some birdies and some others.
Nicholas Pearson
2026-03-19
Very good, absolutely no complaints. Clubhouse, food, drink and facilities excellent.
Conor O'Brien
2026-02-24
Great golf course and excellently maintained.
Jeffrey Bowden
2026-02-15
Still pretty wet underfoot but tees, bunkers and greens excellent...
Jeffrey Bowden
2026-02-05
Very wet and boggy in places... greens excellent... Friendly staff...
Tecnicals
*Flat - yes
*Undulated - Long rolling slopes.
*Dogleg - Only on Par 5's . Nearly all Par 4's are straight
*Tree Lined - Some Olives lining the Par 4's
*Exposed - Quite exposed especially around the coastline holes.
*Buggy Recommended - Fairly flat course
*Water hazards - Predominate on 5 holes, with lateral ditches on many other holes
*Links Course - Only 2 / 3 holes
*Parkland - Most the course on 15 / 16 holes
*Signature Hole - 10th
*Comments - Very thick rough around the greens and flat bunkers
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