The Canary Island’s top destination, Tenerife has almost year-round perfect weather for golf There are nine courses on the island, each with its own challenges and varied topography, bearing the hallmarks of top designers such as Seve Ballesteros, Donald Steel, and Pepe Gancedo

Rightly referred to as the 'Golf Coast', Costa del Sol has around 60 courses to choose from, and choosing the top five is always difficult There is plenty of choice in course styles and price ranges, and any number of accommodation options

One of Spain’s top Mediterranean destinations, the main attractions of the Costa Blanca are its excellent beaches and the range of classic golf courses With weather that is conducive to year-round visitation, the Costa Blanca also has lots of fascinating old towns and villages to explore, and many bars and restaurants that will tempt you with their variations on the local fine wines and tasty cuisine

Set between the Pyrenees Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, the Costa Brava has more than ten golf courses and plenty of excellent holiday accommodation to choose from Reasonable green fees are a bonus

Mention the Italian Lakes as a holiday destination, and travellers think of the famous string of glacial lakes in the northern Lombardy region, between the foothills of the Prealpine, astride Italy’s border with Switzerland Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, Lake Como, and Lake Garda attract the crowds and are an effort to reach, but the volcanic lakes to the north of Rome, in the Lazio region – Lake Bracciano, Lake Bolsena and Lake Vico – are very accessible and extremely beautiful

If you are looking for a new Italian seaside holiday destination, you should consider the Costa Rei in southern Sardinia, about 60 km north east of Cagliari and 15km from Villasimius From Villasimius, the coast road to Costa Rei climbs through steep hairpins offering beautiful views to sea

Picturesque Tuscany, one of Italy’s twenty wine regions, is classic wine country, and the origin of some of the world’s most popular red wines The relatively high altitude, hillside Tuscan vineyards, with high temperature fluctuations and harsh winters, provide high-quality wines