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Italy
OUTDOORS IN THE DOLOMITES Ideal age: Teenagers.
What’s great about it? Northern Italy’s Dolomite range is famous for craggy natural beauty and dramatic sunsets. Some of Italy’s best family ski resorts are here, including Passo Tonale and Alta Badia. Hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking and pretty much anything outdoor-orientated is on tap.
Sample: The self-guided, hotel-to-hotel Ice-Man and Witches of the Dolomites walking holiday costs from £875pp (first child under 14 from £695) with Inntravel (
inntravel.co.uk). Includes seven nights’ B&B, four dinners, mixed-ability routes between hotels and luggage transfers.
THE PLEASURES OF ROME Ideal age: Eight and over.
What’s great about it? If there’s one Italian city that can entertain families of almost any configuration, it’s Rome. For those interested in art or history, the city is perfect. Younger kids will enjoy enrolling in Gladiator School and finding Italy’s best artisan gelato. For teens, there are ancient catacombs to explore beneath the Via Appia Antica, endless shopping and even free wi-fi on some city trams.
Sample: Three nights in a three-star Rome hotel (B&B) costs from £327, including flights with Citalia.
citalia.com
RURAL AND COASTAL PUGLIA Ideal age: Toddlers to primary school.
What’s great about it? The conical stone trulli houses of the Valle d’Itria star in the photos, but Puglia is also Southern Italy’s breadbasket. Its simple cuisine is based on seafood and an abundant sun-kissed harvest — the classic Puglian dish is orecchiette pasta with cime di rape (turnip-top greens). The coastline is fringed with beaches and pretty ports, including Marina di Ostuni, Pescoluse and Savelletri.
Sample: Tots Too offers the Borgo Egnazia resort, near Savelletri, with tennis courts, a spa and family cooking lessons available. There’s a creche (from eight months) and kids’ club (3–12 years). Prices from £3,414 a week B&B for a family of four, excluding flights.
totstoo.com
40 ABTA Magazine | April 2017
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