Come for stunning views down to the bay of La Herradura and this traditional, family-focused 1990s house on three floors

A clutch of airy properties, most with their own jasmine-scented terraces arranged around a funky pool

The Test valley is a place of pilgrimage for fly fishermen, but this lovely country inn welcomes all with great food and lovely bedrooms

Sleek, smart apartments on the first floor of a 19th-century building in Verona's most fashionable residential/commercial neighbourhood

A pretty stone single-storey house, now renovated beautifully into a comfortable hideaway with wonderful views to woodland and river

Gather the clans and just come. It's lovely here among acres of wildlife-filled grounds – a Sawday's Community Champion

Come for a bright, roomy, uber-green and accessible larch-clad space with garden and pond in pretty countryside

A bright, light newly built annexe flat adjoining a farmhouse and sitting on a hill looking out over a lake and fields beyond to the village

Step into a place full of life, colour, texture and clever design surrounded by beautiful gardens and lakes

Wake to ocean views, breakfast overlooking the sea and a beach stroll in the afternoon from this smart lodge on the Dunskey Estate

A cosy nest on the ramparts of an ancient fishing port, with sparkling lagoon views from a top-floor living area

10 minutes from La Rochelle, a place of peace and style. From scrumptious breakfasts to a splash in the pool, your hosts are eager to please

Everything you’d want of a lovely country inn – pretty rooms, tasty food, local ales in a beamed bar and fabulous walking

A smart red-brick country pub in the centre of the village with a farm shop, brewery, Wellness Barn, super food and three charming bedrooms

A bright and beautiful six-bedroom house with lovely mature gardens in the glorious Lake District: bring your entire tribe plus the dog

This is Somerset at its most quintessential: a thatched roofed, honey-coloured Hamstone cottage with a pretty courtyard garden; sleeps four

An immaculately restored 1500s palazzo, filled with history, art, antiques and books in the buzzing heart of a charming town

Another bright, beamed and history-filled place to stay on the smart Upton Cressett estate with walks from the door and much comfort within