Esprit Holidays's brochure offers weeks in Switzerland, France and Austria, with Esprit Nurseries for babies and toddlers and Esprit Alpies Clubs (ages three to six, and seven to 11 years) – ideal when parents want to tackle a more extreme sport

Travelling with a family can be stressful but for a single parent it can all seem like too much. Specialist tour operator Small Families offers group holidays for single parents to various European destinations.Tel: 01763 226567 or visit their new

Every child would love a treehouse camping holiday in France! Each thatched-roofed house is built around a tree trunk and entered via a spiral staircase and can sleep six, and has a large decked terrace with table and chairs. The Frontier Tent

With its fresh, invigorating air and vast open spaces, the French countryside is the ideal place to welcome in the joys of spring with the family. Holiday France Direct has launched a new brochure of holiday homes for 2010, including mountainside

With 4,300 self-catering properties in Europe alone, Pure Holiday Homes has something to suit all tastes. For the ultimate warm-weather retreat, stay in the eight-bedroom renovated farmhouse near the town of Ronda in southern Spain, a favourite town

Imagine the fun and romance of staying in a gypsy caravan. Children will love it. Now Canvas Holidays has introduced gypsy-style caravans on several of its campsites in France to cater for families looking for a quieter, more secluded site.The cosy

Transylvania might not be the obvious choice for a family holiday, but it really is like stepping back into the Middle Ages. Try a spell at The Machine House, a six-bedroom, rustic guest house set in sprawling private parkland at the foot

The results of my informal Family Holiday Highlights Survey took me by surprise. Devised and carried out by myself – the mother of three children, aged ten, nine and five – it involved one simple question: what was the best day of your Italian

A 17th-century apartment on the doorstep of the Louvre sleeps four and includes free internet access for £688 per week. Or go for a Left Bank rooftop duplex apartment, from £1,585 per week, near the Luxembourg Gardens where children can sail model boats and ride on the vintage ca...

leisurely walk, a bike ride through meadows and woodlands, bathe in thermal pools or visit cheese factories and wineries.A seven-night stay in an apartment for five people at Guardiano in October costs from €1,855. Our Europe section has lots of amazing