For many British visitors, the appeal of the Algarve can be summed up in one word: golf, and there’s a lot of that at Tivoli Carvoeiro Algarve Resort.

I’m having breakfast at Quinta Bonita and watching hens wandering around in front of me on an immaculate lawn. Playing match my breakfast egg with that hen is a fun diversion for a few seconds, but owners Chantelle and Fraser have to play it for real every day as they wander the grounds of Quinta Bonita searching for those freshly laid  eggs. “They could be anywhere” says Chantelle “but we always try their favourite spots first.”