| Imagine the scene: The summer wind blowing | | | | British tourists to spend their holidays, |
| past your face, the gentle tweeting of birds, | | | | there are many championship grade courses |
| absolute peace and quiet whilst you line up | | | | near Valencia, Spain's third largest city. |
| your shot. You draw back focussing on the | | | | Valencia apart from being home to Paella is |
| little white ball placed in front of you and | | | | also home to courses such as El Saler, El |
| your opponents hold their breath as you begin | | | | Bosque and Foressos. Valencia is not just |
| your downswing and with all your might you | | | | popular for it's golf courses either, it has |
| smash the ball far off in to the distance | | | | plenty of other activities to do with |
| landing neatly on the green much to the | | | | stunning beaches and picturesque mountains |
| distain of your golfing partner. | | | | there is much more than the 18 holes to |
| | | | explore. |
| This is what golfing abroad is all about, the | | | | |
| peace and quiet and obviously an idyllic | | | | Other areas such as Marbella have entire |
| location for people to play the game and | | | | hotel and holiday home complexes built around |
| truly enjoy their surroundings, as opposed to | | | | golf courses as they've caught on to trend of |
| traipsing round the 18 holes back home in the | | | | people there on golfing holidays to Spain |
| pouring rain or the cold, biting wind. | | | | |
| People of all ages are discovering golf as a | | | | Portugal is another popular golf holiday |
| popular pastime thanks to the increase of | | | | location, specifically the Algarve on the |
| young golfers such as Tiger Woods Ian Poulter | | | | southern coast which is home to some of |
| and Michelle Wie. | | | | Europe's most popular courses such as Alto |
| | | | Golf and Palmares. |
| Some holidaymakers this year are actually | | | | |
| taking their clubs with them and chasing | | | | Obviously there are many more courses all |
| birdies at some of the best championship golf | | | | over the world and depending on how dedicated |
| courses in Europe. Spain and Portugal are | | | | you are there are the Canadian and American |
| highly popular locations for golfers to | | | | courses that are staples of championships |
| practice a few rounds whilst in the sun. | | | | such as the PGA Tour. When looking for |
| Obviously the agreeable weather mixed with | | | | cheap holidays though you can't beat the |
| some testing sea breezes makes for perfect | | | | attractions of Spain and Portugal where golf |
| golf situations. | | | | courses are just a small sample of what you |
| | | | can expect when spending your time in the |
| In Spain, one of the most popular places for | | | | sun. |