with good, healthy food, and show them how it’s produced, how it’s processed, how to cook it and what it tastes like. There are visits to beekeepers and cheese makers, cooking lessons and lots of tasting and eating.Children can also spend a day in a magical

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

Soft-as-sugar golden bays, glittering sapphire waters, stunning landscapes and star-sprinkled skies characterise much of Europe’s coastland. Croatia’s glimmering necklace of Adriatic islands boasts a string of delightful beaches. The Split region

under the stars at the wilderness camp, cooking over a fire and watching the Northern Lights billowing in the sky.Stay in one of the ice or snow rooms – reindeer skins, thermals and special thermal sleeping bags are provided – and combine it with a

, Portugal is a very special place indeed. Located in an unspoilt, idyllic area in the western Algarve, just steps from the beach and a protected national park, it is perfect for a relaxing family holiday. Martinhal aims to become Europe’s finest family

excellent English (even if he did think curly-locks Joe was a girl). The real comedy began when we tried to converse with our chef, Velma, who came to cook for us later that evening. There’s something glamorously decadent about having your own personal chef

museum in Figueras. The Alva Park Resort And Spa is a chic hideaway with the first Molton Brown Spa in continental Europe, and funky features like submerged sunbeds, an ice fountain, a children’s club with a cinema and courtesy Smart cars. Seven nights’ B