Sports in Italy

Active programmes in Italy spread across three environments. On the water it is kayaking: two hours in the coves off Sorrento cost 78 dollars, four hours across the Venetian lagoon calling at Burano 173. The lagoon route keeps to the shallows between the islands, where motorboats do not run.

On land the main instrument is the bicycle, and almost all of it sits in Rome and Milan. A loop of the Appian Way with the aqueduct park takes four hours at 81 dollars, the extended version with the catacombs and lunch five hours at 105. In Milan, e-bike routes along the Navigli canals and a Leonardo trail run from 59 to 212 dollars for three hours. Evening Rome with the sunset is covered for 81.

The third environment is the mountains. Trekking the Path of the Gods above the Amalfi Coast takes three and a half hours at 76 dollars, a private ascent of Vesuvius six hours at 235. In winter, guides take groups from Bolzano on snowshoes with sleds through the Dolomites: seven hours, 352 dollars — the priciest entry in the category. GetExperience lists 12 active programmes in Italy, from 59 to 352 dollars; gear is usually included.