Lake and/or mountain: Campgrounds in Italy

Agricampeggio Contrada Friera

• Quiet family-friendly farm site five minutes from Piedimonte Etneo
• Rural site with views of Mount Etna, an hour's drive away
• Indoor and outdoor cooking facilities and picnic area

La Fattoria dell'Autosufficienza

• Agritourism site with views of the Emilia-Romagna Apennines
• A 10-minute drive to San Piero in Bagno; 20 from to Pontini lake
• Terraced pitches bordered by dry stone walls and fruit trees

La Tenda Nel Bosco

Fontana Fredda

• Dog-friendly pitches on a mountain stud farm for Bardigiano horses
• In the Arroscia Valley, 40 minutes’ drive from the Riviera di Ponente
• Barbecue grill, woodburning stove and gas hobs on site

Camping Montorfano

• Peaceful camping surrounded by 85 hectares of forest
• Ideal site for a relaxing stay
• Restaurant-pizzeria and two swimming pools

Casa Tartufo

• Peaceful rural site in a truffle orchard in the hills of Le Marche
• Food and wine tours and guided walks run from the site
• Swimming pool, pétanque court, trampolines and pizza evenings

In-natural Land

• Quiet site in the Apennine foothills overlooking a rural valley
• A 20-minute drive from Gubbio or 40 minutes from Perugia
• Outdoor swimming, free wifi and low noise and light pollution

Ski Caravan Club

• Mountain site in Monte Teminillo, open all year round
• Bar, restaurant, playground and games room on site
• 30 mins' drive from Rieti and an hour from the Florence motorway exit

Campeggio Boothill

• Quiet family-friendly site less than five minutes from Lake Como shore
• Haven for ramblers, bikers and horseback riders
• Watersports paradise: windsurfing, sailing, canoeing nearby

Civago all'Ombra del Cusna

• Wild camping-style site 10 minutes' walk from Civago
• Good base for walks on Via Matildica or climbing Mount Cusna
• Spacious pitches with campfire area, drinking water and shelter

Camping Village Riviera

• Set a few steps from Lake Como
• Welcoming guests for over 40 years
• Gym, hot tub, beauty centre and on-site hairdresser

Le Sorgenti Camping Relax

• Peaceful Tuscany site in the woods around Palazzuolo sul Senio
• Foreste Casentinesi 45 minutes’ drive; Mugello Circuit an hour
• Stream, waterfall and a water spring; food shop and communal barbecue

Camping Il Ceppo

• In the heart of Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
• A gourmand's paradise
• Newly opened for winter 2015

Camping Verna

• Family-friendly site in the foothills of the Alps, near hiking trails
• Zoom Torino animal park 25 minutes’ drive; Turin an hour away
• Swimming pool, shaded social area and restaurant on site

Camping Village Lake Placid

• Minutes away from a sand beach

Camping Due Laghi

• A 10-hectare site close to Lake Levico and Caldonazzo
• A 45-minute drive from Trento; Levico Terme within five minutes' drive
• Pool, two restaurants, private lake beach and multilingual staff

Camping Hermitage

• Lush and highly scenic site near the spectacular spa town of Merano
• Indoor pool and sauna plus outdoor pool with paddling pool
• Tyrolean and Mediterranean restaurant with good veg and vegan options

San Giorgio Vacanze

• Family site set among olive groves and vineyards on Lake Garda
• Walking trails and archeological sites in Rocca di Manerba Nature Park
• Outdoor pool and kid-friendly lake beach