Tenuta Amapola

If you’d like to hang out on site and soak up the relaxed vibe, you can book massage, yoga and meditation sessions with Giulia on arrival. There’s a lot to see and do along the Amalfi Coast too; perhaps you can start with a day exploring the exclusive enclaves of Amalfi (10 minutes’ drive), which has a spectacular cathedral in a blend of styles from Moorish to Gothic, or discover Positano (35 minutes), with its colourful townhouses tumbling down the hillside to the beach. You can head way back in time to ancient Roman days with a visit to the ruins of Pompeii (one hour and five minutes), destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Also worth a visit for its architectural wonders is the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum (an hour and 15 minutes), or you can climb the volcano itself (an hour and 90 minutes) for awesome views over the Gulf of Naples. Coming up to date, when you’d like to discover a lively, thoroughly 21st-century metropolis – albeit one stuffed with world-class museums, neoclassical architecture and impressive churches – then it’s bustling Naples (an hour and 20 minutes) for you.