Agricampeggio L'Oasi del Pollino

Adventurous types might like to start off stays with an afternoon of fun-filled warfare at the paintball centre 10 minutes’ drive away, but if that’s much too active, more sedate days can be had nearby too. Make the most of stays in Pollino National Park by making pitstops at some of its most scenic spots: it’s about 35 minutes to Ponte del Diavolo – a narrow bridge with spectacular canyon views – and 50 minutes to bathing in the hot springs at Grotta delle Ninfe. History buffs have plenty round here to choose from too. It’s 45 minutes to the small town of Altomonte, where visitors have a Gothic-Romanesque cathedral, a castle, a Norman tower, Dominican cloisters and a civic museum full of works by famed artists to traipse about. Towards the Ionian coast, a 50-minute drive will land guests at the National Archaeological Museum of Sibaritide, which is dedicated to the ancient Sibarites. Keen on some seaside days? The site is about an hour from the 80-kilometre Riviera dei Cedri coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Stops along here must include the beaches, waterpark and castle of Praia a Mare (an hour and 10 minutes), the limestone caves of Dino Island (boat from Praia a Mare), and the beaches of Scalea (one hour).