Why it matters
Penha Longa sits in the Sintra hills above Lisbon — a Robert Trent Jones Jr. design (1992) that plays through pines and granite outcrops with the Pena Palace and a 14th-century monastery on the skyline. The Atlantic Course has hosted the Portuguese Open four times. It is part of a Ritz-Carlton resort, so the round + stay combination is the standard play.
How to play it
Cart standard. 30 minutes from Lisbon (LIS). The Sintra historic town is a half-day side-trip. Pair with Oitavos Dunes 25 minutes west for a Lisbon-coast two-course day.