Good News for Portugal!

Portugal made the headlines recently in the UK press, reported as the best family value destination in Europe!    British researches found the Algarve region of Portugal to be the most economic to visit with Lisbon coming out as the second best city for short breaks. The stunning Algarve beaches were voted amongst the highest in the world.

According to the survey, in comparison to 2009, the average price of a meal has fallen by 47%, costing £15.89 for a 3 course meal with wine in a local Portuguese restaurant. Not only did Portugal come out top with restaurant prices, but also at the beach where it was reported that the average charge for one hours rental of a pedalo was almost half of the cost in France or Majorca.

Portugal is now being described as “this season’s bargain hotspot” by the Mirror, while The Sun has proclaimed that “Portugal pounds the competition to give you the best value for money this summer”.

It's no wonder Portugal remains one of the top destinations for Brits buying abroad! For more information on Compass Amazing Resorts in Portugal please click.

Beat the Big Freeze!

It seems that everyone is talking about it. January 2010 in the UK! The worst winter since 1963, or, as some are saying, the worst winter in more than a century! Stocks of grit are running low, supermarket shelves are almost bare and sales of cat litter have been reaching record levels as people use it to try to melt the ice on pathways. Travel is thrown in to total chaos with airports closed, flights cancelled, trains grounded and buses simply skidding! Warnings have been given for people not to travel unless it is absolutely essential and to set out fully prepared and equipped with shovels, sleeping bags and flasks of hot beverages.

Well, here at Amazing Resorts we have a solution for you to beat the Big Freeze! As we shiver in to the New Year, why not make 2010 the year that you make the change and escape the chill! Next winter, instead of being snowed in with the heating pumping away and staring out of the window into bleak greyness; you could be sitting on your terrace, sipping a chilled glass of wine whilst watching the sun set on the horizon.

The bargains are still out there but it’s no use spending hours and hours doing endless searches on the internet and looking at pretty pictures. The best buys have to be seen to be believed so come on, get your skates on and see for yourself why NOW is the time to beat the Big Freeze!

Just a couple of examples of the current bargains........


PORTUGAL, ALGARVE




Priced now at just €159,000, this spacious 2 bedroom townhouse with private garden area is an absolute bargain! Click here for full details.





SPAIN, COSTA DEL SOL




Huge reductions on this fantasic resort in the Costa del Sol, prices now from just €201,250. Click here for full details.

A Right Royal Residence!!

Zara Phillips, daughter of The Princess Royal, Princess Anne has chosen a plot of land and is to have a holiday home built on a Golf Resort and Spa in central western Portugal, around 50km north of Lisbon.



Speaking in a recent interview with the Sunday Times, Zara Phillips said that construction on her first holiday property is due to commence in 2010. The property is based on one of the resort’s original designs, a four bedroom, four bathroom property with around 220sqm of living space, a private pool and a terraced garden.



Explaining her decision to build a property here, Zara Phillips said: “I have been to the Algarve before, and competed the other side of Lisbon, but they just looked after me so well here. People just let you get on with things.”She added: “My villa will be built on the edge of vineyards that have been there for centuries. There are stunning beaches nearby and (partner) Mike [Tindall] and I can improve our handicaps on the golf course. The decision to build my holiday home here was pretty straightforward really.”



The 200-acre inland development, around 20 minutes’ drive north of Lisbon, founded by Eduardo Netto de Almeida, part of a dynasty of Portuguese horsemen, includes a riding school and equestrian centre, with stabling for up to 60 horses, which may be used by Zara Phillips, who is a renowned event rider.Zara Phillips said she is planning to make regular visits to Portugal using the low-cost EasyJet airline service from Bristol to Lisbon until the villa is finished, which is expected to be in the spring of 2011.


Read the full article here.