La Riccia Ranch

It seems you have the best of all worlds at La Riccia Ranch. The renowned attractions of gorgeous Rome are 50 minutes’ drive away, so you can happily spend the day discovering great artwork in the Vatican Museums, taking a guided tour of the Colosseum and snapping selfies or making wishes at the baroque-era Trevi Fountain. Staying closer to home, there’s loads to see and do too. Photogenic Anguillara Sabazia (10 minutes’ drive) sits on Lake Bracciano, where you can go swimming, kayaking and dinghy sailing. There are hiking and cycling trails in the hills surrounding the lake, and a relaxing waterside lido at Riva di Polline (20 minutes) if you want to flop in the sun. At 20 minutes away in the car, Cerveteri is UNESCO-listed for its Etruscan necropolis swathed in frescoes, and the vast medieval Orsini-Odescalchi Castle (15 minutes) is open for audio-guided tours of sumptuous apartments and weaponry collections. Jumping forward in time, the Italian Air Force Museum (10 minutes) has a huge collection of aircraft from helicopters to seaplanes and Typhoon jets.