You can obtain their contact details, along with some general information from the Spanish Tourist Office (020-7486 8077, ) in the UK.The Balearic Islands, long associated with beach holidays, now have a wide range of agritourism properties as well, with Mallorca in particular breathing new life into what was once quite a depressed farming industry. The Association of Balearic Agrotourism (00 34 971 721508, ) lists more than 50 farmhouses as agritourism centres and rural hotels. The organisation doesn’t take bookings but gives the contact details and prices of individual properties.For example, Es Rafal Podent (00 34 971 1831 30) is a country estate dating back to the 15th century, located just outside Manacor on Mallorca’s east coast. The farm has animals and also cultivates organic fruits and vegetables. The house, which comprises five furnished apartments, also has a swimming pool and common dining room and extensive grounds.

An apartment sleeping three people costs €106 (£70) per night.In July, return fares to Palma cost from around £108 for each of you with British Airways (0845 77 333 77; ) from Gatwick and around £65 per person with easyJet (0870 6000 0000; ) from Luton.. THE COLUMN THAT GIVES THE GLOBAL PICTURE

Bargain of the week: Europe on sale
As the war in Iraq drags on, every airline has a big problem. It could cut its fares sharply to try to fill up some of the thousands of empty seats. But that means that the people who have no choice but to travel, even at high fares, may end up getting a bargain too, reducing the airline’s income.The solution that some are adopting is to have a short-term deep discount sale.

The hope is that it will encourage more people to travel yet not enable too many high-spending business flyers to switch to low fares.At 4pm next Tuesday, 8 April, Alitalia (08705 448 259, ) is taking £30 off its online fares from London for a stretch of 49 hours – until 5pm on Thursday, 10 April. You could get a Heathrow-Milan flight for as little as £64, while routes where the Italian airline has an effective monopoly at present – eg to Sicily – will be more affordable. The offer is for flights departing before 30 June.Destination of the week: South Wales linked once again to London by airThe last time South Wales enjoyed an air link with London was in 1967, when Cambrian Airways flew a Vickers Viscount between Cardiff and Heathrow. From 28 April, a London link is set to be re-established by Air Wales (0870 777 3131, ) – but using London City airport in Docklands.The airline will fly three times a day from London City airport via Cardiff to Swansea.