We're planning a family holiday next year - my partner and I, my niece and her daughter (6), and my parents (60's and 70's). My Mum (76) is very afraid of travelling and despite having flown a couple of times in the past, she now point blank refuses. We would ideally like a coastal destination in Europe that we can ferry/drive to and has good Summer weather and good selection of villas with pools etc. Spain doesn't hold much appeal for us so we're thinking about Portugal but it doesn't seem all that accessible. We're willing to do overnight /long ferry crossing, and a long-ish drive or split the journey over two days. Has anyone experience of this kind of trip please? It's taken a herculean effort to get Mum to agree to a holiday and she may not again so we want to get this right. Thanks.