FAMILY HOLIDAYS ITALY DESTINATIONS


around Rome


One car, two young kids and miles of Italian countryside to cover? Cathy Toogood offers her guide to a self-drive with tots in tow


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t turns out my four-year-old is much better at making ravioli than me and loves covering herself in mud, while my one- year-old is obsessed with all forms of Italian transport. These were just some of the discoveries I made after embarking on a family road trip from Lake Maggiore to Rome. “You’re brave,” was the


response most people gave me when I told them about


our summer plans with two under-fives – a journey by car of more than 400 miles and four different bases over a fortnight. But, for us, what could be a


better family adventure than one involving constantly changing scenery, some cultural big-hitters and, of course, plentiful pizza, pasta and ice cream? Children are famous for


never sitting still, so having a packed itinerary made sure


they were never bored, but we were mindful that we all needed some downtime too – this was a holiday, after all.


w MIX IT UP With that in mind, we complemented action-packed stays in Florence and Rome with more-relaxed time in Pallanza on Lake Maggiore and Sarteano in Tuscany, where we could all swim, play games and chill out.


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