Italy holidays
For centuries Italy has attracted people from all over the world. Its dreamy light and sumptuous landscapes seem made for romance and its three millennia of history, culture and cuisine seduce just about everyone. You can visit Roman ruins, view Renaissance art, stay in tiny medieval hill towns, explore the canals of Venice and gaze at beautiful churches. Naturally you can also indulge in the pleasures of ‘la dolce vita’: good food, good wine and improving your wardrobe.
Wherever you choose to visit you will be met by the warm hospitality of the people, mouth watering cuisine and breathtaking scenery. You may decide to discover Italy at your own pace and hiring a car is a great way of seeing the country’s varied regions and cities.
Italy highlights
- Italy’s cities are rich in art and culture, reflecting their magnificence and varied history. Rome is brimming with reminders of its colonial past, whilst Florence and Venice are compact yet dense with Renaissance art. Milan is renowned as one of Europe’s financial and fashion centres as well as being home to many museums.
- The glorious lakes of Northern Italy are renowned for their natural beauty and breathtaking scenery.
- Ancient villas and rich towns are dotted along the lakeshores with spectacular snow clad mountains as a backdrop. Choose from the bustling Lake Garda or scenic Lake Como.
- Tuscany and neighbouring Umbria are vast areas of outstanding natural beauty and Renaissance artistic heritage - characterised by beautiful rolling landscape painted by many an artist over thousands of years.
- The beauty of the tiny romantic island of Capri has long attracted the rich and famous - a stunningly beautiful island, with steep limestone cliffs descending in to the glittering sea below.
- Best known for its panoramic coastal views, the relatively untouched town of Ravello perches high above the Amalfi Coast. A pretty town square, a handful of shops, restaurants and two fabulous historic villas form this chic resort.
- Breathtaking scenery and a beautiful mild climate make Sardinia, or Sicily with the spectacular Mount Etna, the ideal island choice for a relaxing beach holiday.
- Relatively undiscovered is the unspoilt coastline of Puglia, sitting on the southeast ‘heel’ of Italy. Long sandy beaches punctuated by pretty bays and coves are just waiting to be explored.
Italy resorts
We feature luxury holidays to Italy: Cities, Islands, Lakes, Liguria, Neopolitan Riviera and Amalfi Coast, Puglia and Tuscany and Umbria
