Perfect for...local cultureGet to know the locals on the lovely Caribbean island of Grenada. Families staying at the Maca Bana Villas can try an ocean kayaking adventure, make jewellery or weave baskets while listening to local folk

soothing colour scheme of pinks,mauves and greens adorned with local art. Nobody minds if your childrenleave sandy footprints.The water, too, is the colour of the Caribbean and there’s plenty to do here, fromboat trips to rock-pooling and fishing. Gentle

is minimised. The island may feel laid-back and sleepy, but the service is superb and the locals are genuinely friendly – something that stems from being a melting pot of Indian, Chinese, African and French cultures. Most of the top hotels have very good

. The children loved it, whooping and yelling. We stopped at ruined windmills, old plantation houses, interesting trees (early Portuguese settlers named Barbados after the bearded fig) and local points of interest (the bar run by Eddy Grant’s aunt, if you

family holiday this winter in Bulgaria’s Rhodope Mountains. As well as skiing and snowboarding, families will have time to visit a local observatory for a tour of the night sky or take in the phenomena of The Miracle Bridges – two beautiful marble bridges