. There’s also a spa and four romantic restaurants. European fly-cruises cost from £2,276 per person departing July 12 for seven days, including flights, transfers and full board, but book one full-fare stateroom before March 31 and you will be able

the slopes, The Savoie hotel has oenology (winemaking) courses so you can learn all about the great wine you will be enjoying in the moutainside restaurants.   Stay at… Grand Choucas – a chalet in the centre of Val d’Isère that sleeps up to eight with picture

A holiday to the Swiss village of Gstaad conjures up images of skiing on snow-coated mountains. But visiting in summertime has its own charms, particularly if you stay at the luxe Gstaad Palace. There’s a host of top-class restaurants, a hamman

and port cellar. Even the new Caudalíe Vinotherapie Spa’s relaxing treatments extend the wine theme with the likes of the Cabernet Scrub. Michelin-star chef Ricardo Costa heads up the hotel’s fine-dining restaurant, while spacious rooms enjoy views

brands that includes Cartier, the sumptuous site embraces Perrin’s “Original Camping” eco-friendly ideals to provide an upmarket camping holiday with ocean views. Families can stay in a tent or an eco lodge and there’s a bar and restaurant, three pools

, as well as three restaurants and a gelateria with home-made ice creams. The children’s club is free and there’s also private babysitting for babies and toddlers. Seven nights in two interconnecting deluxe rooms for a family of four costs £6,700.Tel: 01488

entertained, you can pamper yourself in the luxurious spa. There’s also a range of restaurant options on offer, from fine dining at the Hotel Martinhal – where you can sip cocktails on the terrace whilst admiring the stunning sea views – to informal family

Marie Soudré-Richard, founder of Little Fashion Gallery and mother of Paul, four, shares family places locals love:- Café Bonpoint “I love the food at this restaurant in the amazing Bonpoint boutique. The owner is English; she also has  A Priori Thé

, 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

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