Cagliari, on the sunny island of Sardinia, is home to the award-winning Forte Village Resort, generally acknowledged as one of the best family resorts in the world.

This is where good intentions to explore beautiful scenery and the rich historical legacy of Romans and Carthaginians fade away in the face of excellent service and impeccable surroundings.

Blessed with a subtropical microclimate, the resort has over 24 hectares of landscaped gardens in which lie 7 hotels, 44 self-contained suites and 2 villas. Hotels range from the family friendly Le Palme, just a stone’s throw from the sea, to Il Borgo, a pretty re-creation of a fishing village and the exclusive Le Dune. The secluded Villa del Parco, a member of Leading Hotels of the World, is set amid the cool and quiet of the woods. Suites are arranged in three separate areas, each an oasis of style and comfort, with splendid views of the sea, backed up by a discreet butler service. The height of indulgence are the Royal and Presidential Suites in the Hotel Castello.

The phenomenal Children’s City allows children to play, relax, learn, cook and paint, while Leisureland allows teens to enjoy bowling, go-karts, beach volley, beach tennis and the Technodrome. A complete portfolio of sports from football, golf, go-karting, tennis, horse riding and track jogging to water-skiing, sailing, windsurfing, scuba diving and canoeing is exceptional. For serious relaxation there is the award winning thalassotherapy spa, where a series of purifying treatments, designed by the internationally renowned Dr Mosaraf Ali, are on offer to help guests return to their ideal weight and rebalance the body and mind. Dr Ali is the world’s leading authority on Integrated Medicine and has worked with members of the British Royal Family as well as numerous figures from showbusiness, fashion and industry.

In the heart of the resort, the Piazza Maria Luigia hosts nightly events which often include well-known headline acts. During the summer months, there are weekly sporting academies available for children, from the Chelsea Football Club Soccer School to the Five Star Tennis Academy and Rugby Academy, both bringing in big name sports personalities to coach children. The Golf Academy, available on the famous Is Molas course, just ten minutes drive outside the resort and is open to both adults and children alike.

A fantastic array of restaurants produce every cuisine imaginable, including two gourmet restaurants, one a fine Italian restaurant and the other a Gordon Ramsay restaurant. Children’s menus and early dining times are also available.

With children of all ages convinced they have arrived in paradise and adults equally captivated, Forte Village truly deserves all of its many accolades.