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Complex, long-lived Cabernet Sauvignon.

You come to Saturnia, not for the little town and its 15th-century Sienese castle, but to take the waters. The warm, mineral-rich waters in the valley feed both a four-star spa (which is elegant, but smells of rotten eggs), hotel complex and a lovely outdoor stream (Cascate del Gorello), which gushes down a hillside, running into small pools and waterfalls. (see Spas and Resorts)

Sit back and relax in a warm sulphur pool while your offspring splash and make Italian friends in this beautiful open-air slice of Paradise. But keep little ones away from the upper parts of the stream where the current is very strong. (see Spas and Resorts, Saturnia)

The four-star Hotel Terme di Saturnia is built around this sulphur spring, whose warm waters and mineral-rich mud are held to aid the skin and respiratory system. A fitness centre is attached to the hotel, and there are also opportunities for riding. (see Saturnia)

After Saturnia’s sulphur-laden hot spring bursts out of the ground it rushes over a long slope of open-air whirlpools, a rough staircase of waterfalls and small azure pools. There, you can lie back in the warm, bubbly waters and relax. (see Saturnia)

See Elba for the best spas and free springs.

Basic lessons and full courses, equipment rental and guided day and night dives.

Equipment rentals, lessons, guided dives and snorkelling around l’Argentario and Giglio and Giannutri islands.

An extra bed costs at most 35% more; cots and baby cribs even less.

Siena may have grown to small city size, but it retains a homey, hill-town atmosphere. Its travertine-accented brick palaces, stone towers and fabulously decorated churches are strung along three high ridges at the south end of the Chianti hills. (see Siena’s Duomo)