MOTHER’S DAY – Getting away from it all

 

Looking for somewhere to take mum to indulge in her favourite pastime? Metro’s travel editor JAMES ELLIS comes up with varied locations and activities to suit every interest.

Bookish Mum: Where better to take cultured ma than to Florence, where classics such as E.M Forster’s Room With a View and The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James are set. Take a half-day tour around the city and visit the cathedral and Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia. Or take another half a day explore Pisa – about an hour away – and see the famous leaning tower, cathedral and baptistery. If she also likes shopping, Isango (www.isango.com) offers day trips to the Gucci and Prada outlet stores from £17.50 per person.