Holidays to Italy

Despite so successfully saturating the world with its quality culture, Italy's sophistication remains pure and, on the whole, unadulterated. From the Roman Empire to Prada, Italian influence is international, and the country itself is nothing less than a treasure. The country has 44 UNESCO World Heritage sites, the highest number of any country in the world. Despite the current economic climate, Italy holidays in 2013 look set to continue to offer the same quality as they have over recent years.

In Naples - the birthplace, by the way, of pizza - the UNESCO site encompasses the city's entire historic centre. With Vesuvius and Pompeii just inland, Neapolitan Riviera holidays are a stunning introduction to Italy. Shopping in Sorrento, across the bay from Naples, is chic - Valentino, Max Mara, finely crafted local pieces - and the view towards Vesuvius is genuinely breathtaking.