Amarante Golf Course

Amarante golf course, set on the Amarante hill, is the latest opportunity for those wishing to play golf in a landscape typical of Northern Portugal.

Text provided by the Portuguese Tourist Office

The Quinta da Deveza golf course has a winding Par 68 sequence, running along 5,085 metres.

When driving off from the tees at the start of the holes, the course demands particularly precise shots because of its narrow design, and because of the bunkers protecting greens and lakes, which are decisive ingredients of the game at holes number 3.8.12 and 17. (Phew that is a long sentence!)

Despite being a hilly course rising 600 metres above sea level, most of 18 holes offer a gentle game, because the architect, Jorge Santana da Silva has been able to limit the climbs to a minimum.

Hole number 4 must be made mention of, being a par 4 for just 306 metres, but nevertheless offering a considerable challenge. Its approach shot must be made onto a green raised 10 metres above the fairway which measures just twenty metres wide and seven metres long.

The best players can hope for a birdie if they perform well on the par 5 holes.

Located in an extraordinary landscape - with the towns of Amarante and Marco de Canaveses, as well as the mountains of Marão and Aboboreira in the background - the course also includes several waterfalls and forms part of a development situated opposite the road linking Amarante to Marco de Canaveses.