Glamping Il Sole

Around an hour’s drive away is Siena, filled with Tuscan architectural treasures like Piazza del Campo and its Gothic town hall. There's also the striking 14th-century Torre del Mangia: highly recommended while here is a climb to the top of this slender tower, where you’ll be able to take in some pretty spectacular views out over the city and its 17 historic districts. Into your fine Italian wines? Then head south of Siena to the medieval hilltop town of Montalcino, to partake in sips of its famed red Brunello di Montalcino wine. The settlement is set in the UNESCO-listed Val d'Orcia region, which is crossed by a fully restored 19th-century railway for viewsome vintage steam engine rides along a line between Monte Antico and Asciano. Right on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast, about 45 minutes’ scenic pootle away, is the beaut 9,000-hectare Natural Park of Maremma, which stretches along the coastline between Principina a Mare and Talamone. The park is covered in dense pine forests and fringed by the sea's rocky shoreline, making it a top spot for outdoorsy days on foot or two wheels, on horseback or, in the water, from a canoe or a kayak.