in the beautiful historic town of Pollença in Mallorca. The villa sleeps up to eight and has beautiful fragranced gardens. Seven nights costs from £526 per person (based on eight sharing), including return flights from Gatwick, car hire, welcome pack, twice

To truly experience peace on Earth this Christmas, head to Enna in central Sicily and stay at the tranquil Poets’ Corner – the seven-bedroom, four-bathroom former holiday home of the aristocratic Grimaldi family. It sleeps 12 and was designed as a

, boho-style ‘Roulottes de Campagne’ are purpose-built with insulation, hot water and all the mod cons. Each one sleeps up to five and are located at Corréze in Limousin; Gers in Midi Pyrénées; Vienne in Poitou-Charantes; and Allier in Auvergne

Sleeping six, and costing from £669 per week, the lodges are stylishly furnished and overlook the hotel’s lake, tennis courts and Edwardian gardens. For children, the hotel has its own play barn during school holidays with arts and crafts sessions

Mount Etna. A vine-draped gazebo overlooks the swimming pool and the interior of the house is filled with antique furnishings. The villa sleeps ten and costs €5,050 for a week in June. Smaller properties are also available, to see the full range

and butterflies as well as barn and tawny owls, foxes and roe deer. Guests can choose to have organic food boxes delivered to their door and there are moonlit barbecues using the estate’s own produce.Prices start from £375 per week for a single yurt sleeping four

Recently refurbished with high-quality contemporary furnishings throughout, it sleeps up to six people. There’s a private courtyard with barbecue, and guests are free to explore the grounds’ manicured lawns, woodland and summer house; an adjoining

and canyoning. The choice of accommodation includes Chalet Rousset, a beautiful wooden chalet with six bedrooms sleeping 13, that is within easy walking distance of the resort centre. Prices are decidedly less expensive during summer than the ski season: £1

There are six well-equipped stylish holiday homes that sleep up to four or six people. Each has panoramic views of the River Dart and is only a short distance from the beach. Cots and high chairs are provided and guests have access to the marina

includes a 36-metre long infinity pool constructed from black volcanic rock and a painting deck with uninterrupted views of the Caribbean Sea – perfect for children painting a seascape. The villa sleeps 12 and costs £10,800 per night over Christmas and New