This 462-hectare (1,142-acre)
residential complex is close to the village of Belas
and to Queluz, with its royal palace. In bygone days,
this area was popular with the nobility and the royal
family as an ideal place to come and spend the summer.
Belas is near the World Heritage town of Sintra and
only about ten minutes drive away from Portugal's cosmopolitan
capital, Lisbon.
This is a championship standard, par-72 golf course
of 6,380 metres. It is one of the masterpieces of the
renowned golf course designer William "Rocky"
Roquemore. The impeccably maintained greens, tees and
fairways were seeded with Penneagle and Pennlinks grass
and are set well into the valleys for protection against
the wind.
The course meanders amongst the hillsides, affording
splendid views of the Sintra hills. It is divided into
two well-defined parts a low-density residential area
and an untouched natural environment.
The signature holes, noted for both their beauty and
their difficulty, are the 2nd, dubbed "Augusta"
after the 13th at the famous course in Georgia, and
the 18th, aptly named "The Grand Hole".
The elegant, modern Belas clubhouse is decorated in
shades of terra cotta, blue and yellow. Through the
bay window of the restaurant there is a magnificent
view over rolling green hills with the Pena Palace on
the horizon.
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