DRIVING THERE

Rooms at Italian Hospitality Collection’s Bagni di Pisa start from €208 (£178) per night on a bed-and-breakfast basis. Rates include wi-fi, and access to spa, thermal pools and fitness facilities. Visit bagnidipisa.com or call 00 39 050 88501. Rooms at

Grotta Giusti start at €200 (£171) per night on a B&B basis, including wi-fi, and access to spa and fitness facilities. Visit grottagiustispa.com or call 00 39 0572 90771. Rooms at

Rome Cavalieri (romecavalieri. com) start from €265 (£227) per night. Ryanair (ryanair.com) has flights from Stansted to Rome from £17 one way, and home from Pisa to Stansted from £13.

GLORIOUS: Ivo and Rachel loved the open roads of Umbria