CONTACT

 
Apartado 224
8601-928 Luz Lagos
Portugal
tel +351 282 697857/9
fax +351 282 697856
info@almaverde.com
 


 
THE LIFELONG PURSUIT OF INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING
FOSTERING AN ACTIVE SENSE OF COMMUNITY
PROMOTING CONSIDERATION FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

ETHOS

In developing AlmaVerde in this area of outstanding natural beauty, our underlying motivation is to:

· Encourage the lifelong pursuit of well-being and happiness by offering ongoing opportunities for exercise, relaxation, therapeutic treatment, education and personal development

· Foster an active sense of community among residents and guests

· Promote the sustainable and energy-efficient use of resources and consideration for the natural environment

· This ethos can be viewed as a virtuous life-giving cycle of positive energy emanating from individual into community into environment and back to individual.

The lifelong pursuit of individual well-being

· Modern Spa offering a comprehensive range of wet and dry treatments, incorporating both beauty and luxurious body treatments and therapies

· Pools area with indoor, outdoor pools and whirlpools for both exercise and leisure

· Fully-equipped fitness suite and exercise studio

· Racquets club with synthetic grass tennis courts, practice court and pavilion

· Wellness centre, offering both complementary and conventional therapies, with library, rooms for workshops and seminars and dojo for yoga, tai chi and other practices

· Ongoing programs, workshops, classes and seminars

· International standard restaurant favouring fresh, natural and organic ingredients

Fostering an active sense of community
· By acknowledging its importance

· By providing a rich set of amenities for both residents and guests to enjoy

· By sponsoring the Owners’ Association, participating in regular meetings and being responsive to the needs of owners

· By encouraging residents to participate in ongoing programs, workshops, classes and seminars

· By providing a community Intranet with activity schedules, appointments register, bulletin board, chat areas, and areas to supplement education programs

· By being responsive to children’s needs with supervised crèche, children’s pool and well-equipped play areas

Promoting consideration for the natural environment

· By emphasising the use of natural, renewable materials and energy-efficient construction

· By participating in the Coolhouse Project with the aim of reducing CO² emissions by passive cooling

· By preserving existing trees and planting new trees and shrubs

· By investing in high-quality landscape design using a combination of local drought-tolerant species and other specimens

· By creating “green finger” paths as an alternative to roads for getting around the site

     
 
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