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Remember when your wide-eyed children caught sight of their Disney heroes, a moment they’d counted down to all year? A holiday to Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World® Resort – where having fun is the number one priority – will be full of unforgettable moments, for them and you. Gasp at the nightly firework extravaganza from the bedroom balcony; watch a movie in the family pool; have breakfast with Goofy and friends. You will never hear the end of it, and you won’t want to.

For the ultimate in R&R, stay closer to home: the Grecotel’s Corfu Imperial has mastered the art of pleasing guests of all ages. For starters, this peninsula is almost impossibly beautiful, in that mystical, olive-tree-speckled way, and has so much space that everyone can choose a beach – from four Blue Flag-awarded – for themselves. The ultra-luxe Villa Collection, with sparkling pools and private entrance area, includes a new penthouse, family suites and the Medusa Estate, which can be tailored as required. Younger ones will always remember learning to cook, and being inspired by watersports instructors; grownups will recount that time when they had a traditional dinner in Danilia Village where The Durrells and For Your Eyes Only were filmed.

Further south, in Crete, encircled by the glorious Mediterranean, Daios Cove bestows the gift of time on its guests (especially parents of little ones; the Creche Club baby-whisperers take babies from just four months). This calming hillside retreat has curated spaces to breathe, recharge and stay in the moment, whether that involves a bespoke spa ritual or poolside sundowners with live music. You’ll always remember the songs they played, and why it meant so much.

Over on the Atlantic side of things, at Domes Lake Algarve, Autograph Collection every generation of the family will feel thoroughly spoiled. While some  may zip off for a round on one of the nearby, world-class golf courses,  others will probably languish in the SOMA Spa or stroll along the harbour of Vilamoura.

All can stay active within the pretty pastel walls, and beyond, of The Ritz Carlton Tenerife, Abama though; its 400 acres are home to seven swimming pools, seven tennis courts and an exceptional 18-hole par 72 golf course. Kids  stay delightedly busy (and educated) courtesy of Europe’s largest Ritz Kids club – activities have been developed alongside Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society – while their grown-ups can hike up Teide volcano or take in a helicopter view of the beaches, barrancos and mountains. Perhaps best of all, however, is a celestial experience at the national park – one of the world’s few Starlight Reserves.