AS Roma stores have an endless array of club merchandise, from scarves to baby booties - all of it emblazoned with the highly recognisable red-and-yellow AS Roma logo.

This rustic facility offers excursions along the ruin-strewn via Appia Antica for small groups. Friendly owners Sandro and Armanda speak almost no English, but their...

This almost-Olympic-sized pool is a draw for serious swimmers and style-conscious sun-seekers alike: it's one of the chicest poolsides in Rome, as evidenced by the array of...

The €40 entrance fee covers sauna, Turkish bath and gym; treatments cost extra and are as high-tech as you'd expect from Rome's swankiest hotel. Those in the know come here for...

The capital's most prestigious club, situated in the green belt east of the city.

Owned by the Italian journalists' association, but friendly and open to non-members, the Circolo offers both clay and synthetic grass courts. There's no dress code, but studded...

Near the Pope's summer residence in this lakeside town, this course, designed by American golf architect Robert Trent Jones, is overlooked by a 16th-century clubhouse. The...

This new shiny gym has state-of-the art Technogym machines, classes in everything from spinning to salsa, and a spa area with sauna, Turkish bath and hydromassage.

Decorated in warm, Middle-Eastern style, this spa specialises in holistic treatments. Try the mandi lulur, an ancient Indonesian treatment that leaves you with blissfully...

Europa has 1,300 sq m (4,300 sq ft) of gym facilities and pools, complete with waterfalls. Leave your togs in multicoloured lockers and cruise down to the steam and sweat rooms...

This friendly centro storico gym is handily located for a post-sightseeing workout. Classes in the downstairs aerobics studio - a 16th-century cellar - are included in the...

This incense-scented studio offers classes in Ashtanga and Hatha yoga, as well as t'ai chi, belly-dancing and Shiatsu, Ayurvedic and Thai massage.

Tasteful decor and an emphasis on hygiene set this sauna apart from its rivals. The steam room and jacuzzi provide repose prior to exertion in the 'relax rooms'. All body...