Consider a walking holiday in Italy to savour some of it's more beautiful regions. The Dolomites are a fantastic place for summer holidays or coastal regions like the Cinque Terre.

This small town in the bellybutton of Tuscany hosts one of Italy's greatest music, performance and artist festivals in late July (13-18). Performances feature acrobats, clowns, singers and dancers from around the world.

If you're heading south to Naples or the Amalfi Coast don't miss the opportunity of vising Pompeii, the city made forever famous when it was encased and preserved by the volcanic explosion of Mt Vesuvius.