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and scones work well and are easy to make. Rustic-style meringues, rather than meringue nests, are also in fashion. Simply arrange some blobs of meringue on a baking tray, let them brown, then serve them up with strawberries”. And, if all that merriment

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

Long summer evenings with family and good friends, eating al fresco, and living la dolce vita – ahhh the villa lifestyle. There’s a lot to be said for a family holiday in a villa: eating when you want, being able to potter around with a cup of tea

. Restaurantsserve Moroccan and Thai cuisine, and there’s a pool terrace wheredinner is served in summer. There are also two pools, a spa and Turkishbath, a library and tennis courts, and all the colour of Marrakech ashort drive away. The hotel welcomes children

everything as a family. Let yourself drift into the lifestyle of a Spanish summer. Breakfast on the terrace in the soft morning light, then swim or browse the local market, and then enjoy a long, lazy lunch. A siesta, then a stroll with a chilled fino in a