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The beautiful country of Italy has a stunning decoration of islands around its rugged coast that would make for some perfect day trips on your next holiday here! Many of these picturesque islands lie in close-knit clusters that can easily be visited in one day on a boat trip from the nearest mainland port.

Why not spend a glorious vacation on Italy’s largest island, Sicily! Often nicknamed as the ‘football’ at the end of Italy’s ‘boot’, Sicily is a region in itself and offers holiday makers a superb choice of villa rentals.

Why not book a superb villa with a swimming pool in Sicily for you and your family or friends to enjoy?

Explore the stunning island of Ischia that lies just off the Gulf of Naples. It’s part of the glorious Phlegrean Islands and is a mountainous piece of land inhabited by over sixty thousand people!

If you’re in the mood for a sunshine holiday beside the sea then Italy is packed full of exciting seaside resorts for you to choose from! The country is essentially a sunny peninsula with one of the largest coastlines in Europe.

Why not treat yourself and close family and friends to a delightful stay in a five star luxury villa on the Amalfi coast where you can soak in the sunshine in style?

Dive into the crystal clear sea waters and explore the rugged coastline by scuba diving or snorkelling. The Amalfi coast is packed full of exhilarating water and land sports to experience so get planning today!

A ‘Palio’ is the name given to an annual athletic contest held in towns and cities across Italy where districts or ‘contrade’ of a particular area compete with each other in medieval sports like jousting, horse racing and archery to win a ‘palio’ or victory banner for that year. What used to be just a local rivalry event has transformed into a series of national tourist attractions!

Visitors come from all over the world every year, on different dates to enjoy the colourful spectacles on display during these festivities.

A Palio event usually lasts a few days and comprises of music filled streets, colourful banners, medieval style banquets and fairs. Why not stay in a lovely holiday villa rental in Siena or close to Asti where two of the best Palio events take place during the summer months?

Probably the best known Palio event in Italy is the Palio di Siena. It’s a thrilling bareback horse race between ten of the seventeen contrade in the city around the Piazza del Campo. The competition is fierce as the rivals are prepared to do whatever it take to cross the finishing line first; even if it means that a contrada’s horse has to complete it without its jockey! This exhilarating celebration takes place twice annually, on the 2nd of July and the 16th August.