Sardinia

Step into family holiday heaven at Forte Village on the south coast of Sardinia

- Lulu Grimes

If you are looking for a family holiday that entails a few days of never having to plan the next meal, yet still eating fantastic food and enjoying fabulous surroundings, then Forte Village in Sardinia may be just the thing.

We kept bumping into people who described their stay as ‘a holiday of a lifetime’, and while the price tag isn’t cheap, we met others who came back year after year, because what the resort offers is a perfect blend of ‘all-inclusive’ and choice – and the food really is good.

The setting is nothing short of gorgeous; a huge team of gardeners tend acres of mature greenery dotted with lantana, pomegranate trees and hibiscus that hide the low-level accommodation from the paths, affording privacy to villas and rooms. Though there’s a high degree of manicure, nature is respected. Tame parrots come and go as they please and there’s birdsong everywhere, and there are no cars on the resort. The beach is white sand and the backdrop, wetlands, pine forests and mountains. Unlike some resorts, you don’t lose the sense of where you are – this is definitely Italy.