Crowne Plaza Caparica Lisbon

If your idea of the perfect golf trip involves a bit more than just fairways, Crowne Plaza Caparica Lisbon is worth a serious look. Perched above Costa da Caparica with the Atlantic stretched out in front of it, it's only around fifteen minutes from Lisbon itself, so you get proper city buzz on your doorstep alongside beach and countryside.

The hotel runs complimentary transfers over to Quinta do Peru, a Rocky Roquemore design tucked against the Arrábida Natural Park and rated among the top 100 courses in Continental Europe – not a bad way to spend a morning. Then there's PGA Aroeira just up the road, with two very different characters on offer: Aroeira 1 winds tightly through pine forest and demands accuracy off the tee, while Aroeira 2 opens out over flatter ground with five lakes waiting to catch anything sliced. Between the three, you could easily fill a week without playing the same round twice.

Come the end of the round, it's a genuinely comfortable place to land. Indoor and outdoor pools, a spa with sauna and Turkish bath for working out any twinges in the lower back, and RAIMUNDO restaurant serving up proper Portuguese dishes (their Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato clams are worth ordering at least once).