Best affordable family resorts in Europe: from Crete to South Tyrol
For kids aged five to 11 – and their parents – this resort on the sun-warmed north-eastern corner of Corfu is a dreamland. A free 'Beach Life' programme on select weeks in July and August provide little ones with a rigorous activity schedule of craft sessions, water games and treasure hunts, while parents kick back and soak up the Ionian blues from curvaceous Avlaki beach. Come evening you can wander to a nearby taverna to feast on Greek classics like saganaki and spanakopita, then later when little ones are tucked in bed you and your other half can sip nightcaps on your bedroom terrace, barely more than a souvlaki's toss from the cerulean surf.
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- Scottish Sun
The UK train station with a brand new rooftop bar this summer
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Daily Mirror
4 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
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6 hours ago
- NBC News
Severe heat wave hits southern Europe raising wildfire risks
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