Camping Pilzone

Swim and fish in this lovely lake right next to the site, or venture four kilometres away to access sailing, canoeing, kayaking and windsurfing from the local watersports centre. If you'd prefer to stay on land, take the fab Taste Train food and wine tour starting from the train station at Iseo, also four kilometres away, to chuff gently through the Camonica valley and around Lake Iseo, all via scrumptious samples of the local cuisine and wines. (And if you'd like to go way up high above land, head off for a paragliding trip at Forcella, to Marone and Iseo and then back.) A must if you're around this lake is a ferry trip to Monte Isola, the biggest lakeside island in Italy. It has an 11th-century church and 15th-century fortress to see, but its main draw is its bike lanes and hiking paths, all in spectacular setting: cars aren't allowed on the island and trails crisscross its entire surface. Take the nine-kilometre circular trail around the isle then climb up to its highest point, the Madonna shrine reachable from the village of Cure. For Lombardy luxuriating, the thermal baths of Boario Terme are just under 40 kilometres away.