The family one
Wyndham Grand Algarve, Portugal
Writer Victoria Hrastic, husband Marko and kids Freya, 14, Nate, eight, and Dylan, three, discover natural beauty in Quinta do Lago.
THE PAD Nestled between the golf courses of Quinta do Lago resort, the Wyndham Grand Algarve is pretty with palm trees.
Spacious suites come with open-plan kitchen, dining and living areas, ensuite bedrooms and private terraces with views of the lush gardens.
Kids will want to head for the large pool, where the Oasis Pool Bar serves up chicken tacos, £14.50.
After lunch, slip away for a 25-minute Elemis de-stress massage, £56, in the Grand Spa before they notice they’re a parent down.
EXPLORE The beautifully wild Ria Formosa Natural Park is a 20-minute walk downhill.
Cross Europe’slongest wooden bridge at low tide and spy fiddler crabs, storks and Iberian magpies, before heading over the dunes to a …