In the early summer 10 2001, Carla Harvey, a staffwriter for TravelGolf.comgolf site in America, visited certain of the golf courses in the Lisbon area and the north of Portugal.

She wrote a series of three articles which were published on their web site.

With kind permission we have reproduced them on our site using alternative pictures.

To see the series click on the following links:- Part One    Portuguese Golf Mecca:
Part Two    Northern Challenges

Part Three   The Minho

The following golf courses were visited and feature in the articles:- Penha Longa
Amarante
Ponte de Lima
Barca do Porto
Estela
Praia d'el Rei

The following properties were visited and her comments appear in the text. Monte Chora Casacas near Evora
Casa de Juste near Amarante
Casa de Lage near Ponte de Lima
Casa Obidos
Casa Matilde at Casa d'Obidos
Casa Leonor at Casa d'Obidos

We at The Manor Houses of Portugal Promotions would like to thank Carla Harvey for her kind remarks about our service and to thank her and TravelGolf.com for permission to reporoduce her articles.

Carla Harvey freelances for various magazines in Spain and abroad. Among them are 'Mediterranean Life', 'Essential', 'The  Reporter' and 'Lookout Magazine'.

She was the editor of 'Marbella Times' for five years and 'WHERE Costa del Sol' for two years.

Online published work includes www.spainalive.com and its Seville section. She is Press Officer for a large international school in southern Spain and works as an Inspector for the University of Cambridge.

Carla would like to see her first novel completed by the end of this year.

Carla Harvey can be contacted direct by e-mail

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