Valverde estate is situated at  entrance of Quinta do Lago, in an area of beautiful gardens. On the resort you have available: 21 apartments, 1 outdoor pool with children´s pool, 2 outdoor tennis courts, 1 SPA and wellness centre and 2 restaurants - Green Valley (open only for dinner) and Bacchus Thai Bistro. Other Amenities: ● Private parking ● Babysitting (surcharge) ● Tour/ticket assistence ● Bike rental A few minutes walk from Valverde you have Quinta Shoping and Bouganvilia Plaza. There you can find the supermarket, bank, restaurants and several shops. The nearest airport is Faro Airport, located 7 km from Apartamentos Valverde. VALVERDE RECEPTION OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 09.00 - 13.00h 14.30 - 18.00h Monday to Friday 09.00 - 13.00h 14.30 - 17.00h Saturday 10.00 - 12.00h Saturday Closed Sunday and Public Holidays Closed Sunday and Public Holidays Closed                   The nearest beach are Quinta do Lago and Vale Garrão. Quinta do Lago beach area is a reference for tourists and bathers worldwide. With excellent facilities, Quinta do Lago has a great ecological and scenic balance. There is a large biodiversity and variety of habitats and the vast natural areas of marshes and dunes have many spots ideal for bird watching. The access to the beach is via a long wooden bridge, which rises in harmony above the salt-marsh of the ria. Quinta do Lago beach 6,6km Ancão beach 6,4km Garrão beach 5,7km Vale do Lobo beach 5,6km   With over 150 kms of coastline, and over 300 days of sunshine per year, the Algarve caters extensively to water sports enthusiast. Whatever type of water activity you might care to try, you’re likely to find it here.   One of the finest golfing destinations in Europe, the Algarve is regarded today as an elite venue by top professionals. The plans for the courses, together with the superb landscapes in which they are located, satisfy the requirements of the most demanding enthusiasts, marking out the region as first-rate destination for golf. The favourable climate, allows the golf season to be extended over several months. The excellence on offer in the Algarve is only enriched by its great variety of trees, vegetation, its greens, tees and silence of its surrounds. Quinta do Lago North Golf Course 1,1km Quinta do Lago South Golf Course 1,7km Pinheiros Altos Golf Course 1,9km São Lorenço Golf Course 3,2km Vale do Lobo Royal Golf Course 3,7km Vale do Lobo Ocean Golf Course 4,2km                   Enjoy a lovely walk through Portugal’s stunning Ria Formosa. A walk through the pine woodlands, marshes, and salt pans of Ria Formosa in the protected areas of Ludo and Quinta do Lago. This is a nature walk to discover the natural beauty and wildlife of this protected wetland area of the Algarve. If the tide is out you’ll be able to see local people working on their clam farms, an important economic activity.   Tennis is a clear example of the success of the Algarve bet on sports tourism. Equipped with modern infrastructures and facilities adapted to the development of the sport, the Algarve region is one of the best in the country in terms of clubs and tennis courts. The Valverde resort has two excellent tennis courts and offers training programs to its clients.   Located in the Golden Triangle, south of Almancil, between Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo, this British-run ABRS approved centre offers quality tuition whether a nervous novice, a disabled rider, or experienced riders. Rides out go through the pine forests of the Ria Formosa Nature Reserve and in Ancão beach area. Lovely ponies for children and the Pony Club gives hours of fun for the little ones. Pinetrees Riding Centre 2,4km                             Built in the first half of the 18th century, the Chapel of São Lourenço dos Matos provides the very best example of Algarve baroque decorative tile work. Considered to be one of the finest art treasures in southern Portugal, this church has a single longitudinal nave, with side chapels and a quadrangular chancel surmounted by a dome covered in figurative tiles, the whole combining to create a fine example of religious architecture. In the chancel, attention is drawn to the carved and gilded wooden altarpiece, also in baroque style.   Archaeologists have revealed a true historical treasure in the historic center of Loulé, a unique find in Portugal. They are divisions of a public complex of Islamic baths from the end of the period of Islamic occupation of the Algarve (711 - 940). Already in 2006 was excavated a part of the old building of Islamic baths; Now new areas have been discovered, among them cold tanks, latrines and vestibules. According to experts, the Loulé Islamic Bath complex is unique at national level and the most complete in the Iberian Peninsula.   The castle is located at a place where already the Romans built a fortification in the Second Century. Remnants dating back to the Islamic period from 715 to 1249, when the castle was finally conquered. During the following centuries the walls and towers were rebuilt and expanded. Today only three Albarran towers and the north-western part of the crenellation of this building are visible, that was classified as National Monument in 1924. An They were built by Muslims when they occupied Iberian Peninsula between the 8th and the 15th centuries.