Sam Tremlett takes on all three courses and more at Quinta do Lago, one of the most heralded resorts in Portugal’s golf-rich Algarve

Michlifen. There are three main areas for a ...

Last autumn we embarked on a campervan adventure through Portugal, a country largely unknown to us, despite spending several winters touring its neighbour, Spain. There is free movement between them n

FROM A CONVERTED BANK WITH A SPA IN ITS VAULT TO A NILE CRUISE THAT ESCHEWS THE CROWDS, THIS IS TRAVEL, ELEGANTLY DONE

Blue skies, slow days and Mediterranean living at its best on Spain’s Costa del Sol

From world-renowned links to beautiful parkland treats and less-heralded layouts, we pick out the courses that have the edge in ten different categories