Conor Keenan heads down to the Algarve to see what the new Viceroy at Ombria has to offer both golfers and non-golfers alike

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As we are ramshackle ramblers, Dieppe distracts us from our art tour of southwest France’s Languedoc-Roussillon. As if that’s not enough, we then border-hop between Catalonia and France, before detour

If you google ‘Fast, flat, European marathon’, then Berlin and Valencia races seem to hog the serach engine limelight. I’m here to recommend you do yourself a favour and look at nearby Seville instead

Explore the streets of Madrid to discover a tasting menu of the country’s finest ingredients and most storied recipes

If you refuse to pay more than £70 a round, fear not. This is Chris Bertram’s guide to exceptional golf where there are no huge names but also no eye-popping fees