It would be impossible to describe the beauty of Cilento without mentioning Paestum, city founded by the Ancient Greeks between the 7th and 6th century B.C., and now an incredible open air museum home to some of the world’s best conserved temples.

A country house amidst the rolling green hills of Tuscany and the Etruscan coast, surrounded by the vineyards in which some of Italy’s finest wines are made: Tenuta dell’Ornellaia.

Guests staying at Caramanico Terme’s Hotel La Reserve, in the heart of the Maiella National Park, enjoy a unique wellness experience courtesy of a fabulous mixture of age-old oriental treatments and the very latest in spa technology.

If for you a holiday in Romagna conjures up images of long sandy beaches and seaside resorts like Rimini and Riccione, think again! Just a few kilometers inland, a number of treasure troves are waiting to be discovered, one of the most spectacular of which has to be Sant’Arcangelo di Romagna.

An ancient watch tower transformed into a luxury hotel, Savelletri di Fasano’s Masseria San Domenico is one of Puglia’s finest 5 star seaside resorts, complete with wellness center, famous for its fabulous Mediterranean spa treatments.

The mild climate of Ventimiglia, together with a 19th century Englishman’s passion for botany, have resulted in Liguria’s Villa Hanbury becoming one of Italy’s most important botanical gardens, home to more than 500 species of plants, from every corner of the globe.

Within minutes of the Royal Palace of Caserta, the ancient village of San Leucio is where Ferdinand IV created his Imperial Silk Factory and sowed the seeds for an industrial and social revolution.

A spectacular, underground world of caverns, stalactites and stalagmites, Puglia’s Grottoes of Castellana provide the suitably eerie setting for Hell in the Cave, a multimedia show inspired by Dante’s “Inferno”.

In the heart of Palermo’s recently revived Kalsa district, the 15th century Palazzo Abatellis provides the stunning location for the Sicilian Regional Gallery and a unique collection of artworks dating from the 12th to 18th century.

The island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, between Lido and Lazzaretto Vecchio, is the perfect example of Venice’s centuries-old multi-ethnicity.