SAWDAYS SPECIAL PLACES ITALY (10TH ED)

400 irresistible excuses for going to Italy. Stay in a B&B at the foot of Mount Etna, a 16th-century monastery on the Italian Lakes, a medieval hamlet in Le Marche - even an entire Tuscan village. There are yoga retreats, art and drama workshops, pottery and textile holidays, and farms where you can go truffle hunting or honey collecting. Places are chosen only after inspection, to suit all budgets and occasions, while the Ethical Collection highlights owners' commitment to the environment, the community or to serving local or organic food.