Vale do Lobo is reputed to be 3 times the size of Monaco, so its easy to see why its known as the biggest and the best golf and beach resort in the Algarve! It certainly is a large resort and still growing with new areas under development. A network of roads (a lot of them oneway) weave their way around the resort past villas and apartments of all sizes. Like Quinta do Lago, once you are in the resort the rest of the Algarve seems a long way away and with, probably, everything you need close to hand you wouldnt need to venture out! Vale do Lobo has its own medical centre and a supermarket and in the central Parque do Golfe complex a bank, newsagents, wine shop, beauty centre and boutiques. Vale do Lobo also has a great selection of restaurants many of them at the square by the beach the popular place to be, particularly during the summer evenings.