This four-night stay takes place at a 5-star resort in the town of Stresa on Italy’s Lake Maggiore (the second largest lake in the country), nestled on the south side of the Alps. 

Close to the Borromean Islands and Isola dei Pescatori, this picturesque town is home to palazzos, museums and villas (including the beautiful Villa Pallavicino zoo and gardens). 

Your home away from home during this mini-break is the 5-star Hotel Des Iles Borromées, nestled on the shores of Lake Maggiore and just a stone’s throw from Milan (Ernest Hemingway was a guest here once upon a time!). 

It boasts a spa and indoor and outdoor swimming pools so you can bathe, soak up the sun and pamper yourself with beauty treatments and massages during your stay. 

The hotel has elegant rooms –(some of which look onto garden landscapes and the Alps) along with an on-site restaurant called Il Borromeo, serving up delicious regional cuisine and a generous breakfast buffet for you to tuck into in the mornings.