Guide to Santo Tomas

Picture this. You're staying in a small, seaside village on the edge of the sapphire-blue Mediterranean. Every morning you enjoy an al fresco breakfast, an early morning breeze drifting up from the sea. You gather the essentials for a day on the beach – towel, shades, book, put on your sunhat and saunter down past the protected sand dunes to the long strip of inviting white sand.

The first beach you come to has brightly coloured parasols and a scattering of young families, the children laughing as they play, happy-as-sand-boys, at the water's edge.

You walk past them to a second beach - this one stretching towards the horizon, a kilometre or more of gently sloping sand. The other sun-worshippers become fewer and fewer with every step you take, until it seems you have the beach to yourself. You choose your spot, lay out your towel and flop. Now there's nothing to do but enjoy the touch of the sun on your skin and make the most of the inviting sea.

You've just pictured a holiday in Santo Tomas. And with a sprinkling of charming restaurants and two small shopping centres – it's got everything for a truly tranquil getaway. If you do fancy stretching your legs, there's a mini-golf course, and of course the watersports down on the beach. Or why not challenge someone to a game of tennis or saddle up and take a horse trek in the captivating countryside? This is most definitely the life.

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