Under £200

France: Spend a week at a villa set in a vineyard in the south of France with www.villadeals.com from 21 April for £199 excluding flights. Each property has its own small private garden and the estate boasts two swimming pools and a tennis court. Flights and car hire can also be arranged.

Greece: Visit Captain Corelli's Cephalonia before fans of the film, launched next month, discover the island. Kosmar Holidays (0870 7000747) is offering a week's holiday for £179 per person for departures on 6 May from Gatwick.

Under £300

Cyprus: British Airways Holidays (0870 2424243) is offering two nights at the four-star Mediterranean Beach Hotel in Cyprus from £289 per person for departures between 20 April and 30 June. The price includes return flights from Heathrow and bed and breakfast accommodation. Bookings must be made by 15 May.

Athens: Visit Greece's capital before the summer heat makes it unbearable. Travelscene (020 8424 9648) has two-night weekend breaks at the three-star Hotel Christina for £272 per person based on two sharing. Departures are on 4 or 5 May and 11 or 12 May. B&B accommodation and return flights from Heathrow are included.

Verona: Lupus Travel (0800 0180043) has two-night stays in the two-star Giulietta e Romeo hotel for £225 per person for departures between 17 April and 30 June. The price includes B&B accommodation and return flights from London Gatwick.

Under £400

Tuscany: Cresta Holidays (0870 161 0900) has three-night breaks at the three-star Villa Liberty in Siena for £371 per person including return flights and B&B accommodation for departures from Gatwick on 27 April.

Ireland: Gorge yourself on mussels at the annual international Mussel Fair in Bantry Bay between 10 and 13 May. Country Cottages in Ireland (0870 585 1177) is offering a selection of short breaks for the festival. The Laharan Cottage at the head of Bantry Bay sleeps six people and costs £326 between May 9 and 12. The price includes Irish Ferries Superferry crossing for one car and up to five people.

Portugal: Spend a week at a self-catering villa in the Eastern Algarve with Simply Portugal (020 8541 2207) for £376 per person based on four people sharing. Return flights from Heathrow or Gatwick, car hire and the use of a private plunge pool are included in the price.

Under £500

France: Pamper yourself during a three-night Thalassotherapy break at the three-star Novotel in Dinard, Brittany over the May Bank Holidays for £495 with www.webweekends.co.uk. Four treatments per day and use of the seawater pool, jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and gym are included. Departures are on 5 or 26 May.

Tunisia: Cadogan Holidays (02380 828302) is offering three-night breaks to the four-star Sol Azur Hotel in Hammamet for £416 per person. Facilities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a thalassotherapy centre. The price includes B&B accommodation, return flights and private transfers.

Under £600

Bali: A seven-night break to the three-star Istana Hotel in Kuta costs £569 during April with Qantas Holidays (020 82229104). The price includes return scheduled flights with Qantas or British Airways from Heathrow and all transfers.

Egypt: Sail down the Nile onboard a traditional felucca with adventure specialist Explore Worldwide (01252 760100) during a 10-day trip to Egypt from 21 April. Accommodation in hotels and on the boat, some meals and the services of a tour leader are included in the £535 price.

Hong Kong: Major Travel (020 7393 1069) is offering four-night breaks at a three-star hotel from £539 for travel between 1 May and 30 June. The price includes return flights from London Heathrow or Manchester, airport transfers and taxes. Bookings must be made by 30 April.