Guest User
November 20, 2021
If you've been in lockdown with your kids for a year and a half and haven't visited anywhere for fear of a pandemic, highly recommend Torres Farms and Resorts. They accept kids, and have places for them to run around on grass, and great picture spots. I'm not sure why it's still called a farm. I get that it was one once, but it's just ducks now. The locations they've chosen are an eclectic mix, and one gets the impression that they had donations and then just built from there. Indeed, some locations have signs indicating that they are donated by the tourist boards of various countries. These tended to be the ones exhibiting finer craftmanship, like that of Turkey and the UAE. I particularly appreciated the working CR with Arabic lettering and an Arabesque architecture. The "Finland" section *does* include a quintessential log cabin, but it is also where staff housing is, so you can only see the outsides of these working homes. There is also a gingerbread house pigeon-holed in, and an incomplete castle. Staff was unaware and unable to tell me if this was Turku Castle or if they would be installing a sauna. For some reason, after a year of lockdowns when people couldn't visit, they are only now doing repairs and building new sites. In addition to the castle another mosque-style building was being built in front. S Korea was completely blocked off and falling apart and looked nothing like Korea. The fairytale castle would probably be great for kids, but was likewise sequestered. New York for some odd reason still had the World Trade Center up. Was this built in the 20th Century? Legoland could be climbed on, but the water park inside was closed. As you go deeper into the facility in a counter-clockwise motion the locations get more interesting but in a higher state of disrepair. My personal favourites were Stonehenge and Rapa Nui, labeled as "Chili". Ancient Greece on the placard was labeled Rome on the map, and nowhere near Italy (the Leaning Tower of Pisa). The Filipino nipa hut was beautiful. I imagine Japan was too, but unfortunately the facility has a policy of allowing individuals and families to rent out a structure for the day and it is then closed off to viewing by the public. We did not rent rooms but had the day tour instead. It is a beautiful place for wedding pictures, and indeed we saw someone doing debutante pictures while we were there. Two pools are open, one more for adults and one more for kids, though I am not sure that it is best to go swimming in public at this stage of the pandemic. Recommend 3 hours to take in all the sights at a leisurely pace - more if you want to eat at the fine restaurant or enjoy the pools. And when I say fine restaurant - Amare is without a doubt the finest food we have had since the lockdowns began.