Heading to Europe for a villa holiday is an ideal way to while away a week during the summer months. So where are the best places to go?FRANCELe Sarrail – three luxurious houses near Carcassonne in the south of France – comes with everything from a

the best villas, including Lawrence Durrell’s iconic family home – The White House – and stunning family houses, such as St Nicholas’s Beach House with its own private beach and playground. A week’s stay at St Nicholas’s Beach House includes a welcome

fruit skewers and home-made fruit smoothies on arrival, plus special Merrion crockery and cartoon table mats. An playroom is dedicated to children during Sunday brunch at the Cellar Restaurant. Families can also use the pool at Thethra Spa

above is the Minack Theatre, which is well worth a visit. Visit www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk2. Crackington Haven, Cornwall This ideal spot for families has a gently shelving beach in an enclosed bay; the upper beach is mainly pebble, with rock pools along

, after they have been to the airport for a few times, don’t do something for them. Let them handle things – when does the flight leave. I would throw them little challenges. Run up to the counter and ask where the best restaurant is. They get used