Quinta de Cima 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: Half and full sets/ Men & Ladies
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 de Cima Golf Course - latest comments and reviews
Andy Morris
2026-07-08
Great course in great condition.
Raymond Coy
2026-05-29
Both courses - Quinta De Cima and Quinta Da Ria were in excellent condition
Keith Walker
2026-05-19
Challenging in the winds but has recovered very well after the replanting. Great to see the rough held back for us wayward golfers
Trevor Barnes
2026-05-08
Great
Nuno Raposo
2026-05-04
Everything perfect.
Nuno Raposo
2026-05-04
Everything perfect.
Nuno Raposo
2026-05-04
Everything perfect.
Val Brooks
2026-04-24
Was our first round in Portugal. Nice wide open fairways. Sand was fantastic but not what we are used to on our home course. Enjoyed the round.
Kim Christensen
2026-03-31
Good
Nicholas Pearson
2026-03-19
Very good absolutely no complaints
James Tannett
2025-12-02
Greens almost perfect. Tee boxes decent. Only issue on/around fairways where lots of “new” turf has been laid but looks like just literally laid on top and that itself is dying in some places. Maybe how they do it and hopefully will soon bed in. Pace was ok until the end where got very congested and round nearly 5 hours. Would definitely play again.
Juha Torniainen
2025-11-07
Long and wide, patchy occasionally
Tecnicals
*Undulated - Gentle, long rolling fairways with few major inclines
*Dogleg - Only on 4 holes 3,5,6,18th
*Tree Lined - Olive trees, well placed but sparse in general
*Exposed - On several holes with slightly elevated tees
*Buggy Recommended - Fairly flat course
*Water hazards - On 4,6,13,16,17 and 18th but several hidden streams on Par 5's
*Parkland - Yes
*Signature Hole - 18th
*Comments - Very good course and value
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