First 5-star surf destination in Portugal

(TRAVPR.COM) PORTUGAL - February 6th, 2013 - Sagres, Portugal --Sagres on the Western tip of the Algarve is fast becoming one of the hot surfing spots in Europe. The Atlantic shore offers 22 different south and west facing beaches providing fine surf conditions year round for surfers of all levels. Recent headlines on both sides of the Atlantic have proclaimed Portugal as the new surf hotspot, and one Sagres hotel is offering the first surf and stay package to help guests discover the best of Portuguese waves.

With Martinhal beach on its doorstep, the 5-star Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel offers unique vacation experiences and is the perfect hub for catching a wave.

This March, Martinhal has a new Easter Holiday package dedicated to surfing. In includes surf awareness lesson for adults and children with surf teachers, balance training (slack line), surf movies in the “Blue room” and general surf “spirit” around the resort. Surf lessons during the whole 2 weeks are at special rates. Participate in daily complimentary yoga or Pilates lessons on the beach and join one of our Hawaiian luaus at the As Dunas beach restaurant. Throughout this period meet other surfing aficionados - making this a real week of “surf spirit.” Extra activities like half days of surf, bike tours, walking tours, dolphin watching, kayak tours, tennis lessons and more will also be available for guests to book separately.

For a stay at Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel, prices start as from 115€ per adult per night for a 5 night stay with half board included.

These beaches are now seeing more world-class surfers, especially at Cordoama and Amado beaches with new world qualifying series competitions.

www.martinhal.com.

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