Lying on a water bed in a Lake Garda hotel spa, wearing an anti-ageing face mask I feel a bit daft – but also the most relaxed I’ve been in years. Some of that is to do with the magic touch of the Hotel Lido Palace’s skilled masseuse Jasmine just moments before.
But mostly it’s to do with the restorative powers of the beautiful Trentino region of northern Italy.
One of the country’s few regions not touched by the sea, it’s famous for its mountain peaks, including the soaring Dolomites, alpine woods, valleys, rivers and lakes – most notably, the gleaming waters of Lake Garda.
