, St-Germain des Prés; www.bonpoint-boutique.com- Le Palais de Tokyo“This modern art museum is great and has a very nice café restaurant called Tokyo Eat. While there, your children can go to the Tok Tok ateliers, such as drawing workshops

are housed in two three-storey chalets, brilliantly linked to the hotel’s spa, bar and lobby by underground tunnels (if that doesn’t impress your children enough, watch their faces when you tell them that they can have a go at dog-sledding). Book your

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

, 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

Three years ago, we went on our first two-week holiday in Denmark and it wasn’t long before we had a family mantra. “Oh wow, I love this place.” It was used as the children discovered the Jacuzzi on the first night in the coastal summer house we

and the concept of family entertainment. He could instantly recall all of the children’s names, and as soon as we boarded the gondola, Victor handed Magnus his boater hat to wear throughout the trip. He then invited each child to have a go at punting with him

the mountains for superb views and walks. Even more exciting for our children was the Shafbergbahn – the oldest cog mountain railway in Europe. The antiquated wood-panelled carriages are shunted and heaved by a wheezing antique steam engine to the top

.thanoshotels.com), or at Le Meridien spa and hotel in Limassol, which has an amazing spa as well as an indoor pool, a children’s club and a range of activities. Book either hotel with Tots Too. Tel: 020 7284 3344; www.totstoo.comFebruary Carnivals in Gran Canaria

the Jardin des Tuileries, made famous by Renoir’s paintings. Stretching from the Place de la Concorde to the Louvre, it’s filled with activity, where – as Oscar Wilde wrote – “the children run like little things of dancing gold.” There’s a funfair with a huge

in the picturesque countryside of the Spanish principality of Asturias, waiting for a stream of rally cars to whizz past, that the gobbledegook starts to make sense. We are here to watch one of the legs of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), which takes place