Horse riding at Centro Equestre Tenuta Madonna

Stefano Chiapello has kept horses at the Tenuta Madonna since 1999 and opened the riding school in 2010; he's a FISE-certified instructor, so beginners and children get taught properly rather than handed a pony for a photo. Once you're settled in the saddle the draw is the trail rides — long passeggiate along the paths that thread the hills between Incisa Scapaccino and the vineyards below. There are two work rings, covered brick stalls and shady paddocks, and the place boards horses too if you're staying a while. It's open daily, roughly 9.30 to noon and half two to six; ring ahead on +39 389 2163452, and a little Italian helps.

Run by Centro Equestre Tenuta Madonna