Luxury holidays in Porto Ercole

When to go

The summer months are often the busiest and hottest; spring and September have fewer crowds and just as much sunshine.

Getting there

• Planes

  Fly into Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, then it’s an hour and a half or so by car to Porto Ercole. You could also fly into Pisa International Airport, which is just over two hours’ drive away.

• Trains

  Trenitalia and Italo run several daily services to and from Orbetello, which is a 15-minute drive away. Fiumicino Airport is a two-hour rail journey; stations in central Rome, Pisa and Siena are under two hours away; and trains run to cities further away, such as Florence or Naples, too.

• Automobiles

  A car is recommended if you’re planning on exploring the rest of Monte Argentario, plus Grosseto and the Maremma National Park are less than an hour’s drive away.