SunIsle Holidays

One of the most spectacular regions, Abruzzo is home to two of the Apennine's mountains, Corno Grande and Monte Amaro. Although best known for the mountains, the landscape is diverse, offering ancient forests, a vast plain and a beautiful coastline. Many of the towns have retained a medieval feel, populated by warm and welcoming locals.

Basilicata is Italy's last true wilderness, and therefore popular with our clients who just want to get away from it all. This is a land of high hills, deep forests and surprising, wonderful villages.

Where the Lombard rises into the Alps liesa string of deepest blue lakes which have long been popular with the well-heeled Milanese.

Although the region is understandably overshadowed by Rome, get outside the capital and you'll be well rewarded. Hilly to the north and rugged to the south, the area is littered with history and culture.

Often described as "the new Tuscany", we think this area stands alone with a magnificent dramatic coastline that rises quickly to sheltering hills and on to jagged mountains. Numerous villages and towns dot the landscape and welcome the still-rare tourist.

Stretching from Tuscany to the French borders, Liguria has been attracting visitors to its sun and beaches for generations and has certainly learnt something about hospitality in that time! However, there is more to the region than that, and you may want to branch out into the culture and sophistication of Genoa or walk in the magnificent hillside trails.

The Neapolitan Riviera, or Campania, has everything from fabulous coast to towering mountains and ancient ruins to vibrant cities. And if you go to Naples, don't leave without sampling a pizza!

Puglia is a food and wine lovers paradise - it is very difficult to eat badly here! Positioned in the heel of Italy's boot, the region is dominated by the coastline, with magnificent limestone precipices and luminous green waters providing an unforgettable setting.

An island with an extraordinary history, Sardinia is stunning with deep-etched valleys, forested slopes and imposing mountain ranges. The much-touted costline actually lives up to the hype, providing white sandy beaches trailing off into a turquiose sea.

Drawing people back year after year to the attraction of a distillation of all things Italian, there are snow-covered peaks, sundrenched coastlines, that emerald sea, bustling villages, seemingly endless culture and activities for everyone, all jammed into a relatively small island.

When you think of a dream holiday home in Tuscany do you think of rounded hills garlanded by cypress trees, immaculately kept vineyards and olive groves set amidst misty hillsides, acres of tall sunflowers facing the sun, with isolated old farms and elegant villas overlooked by high medieval hill towns? The roads are refreshingly slower, giving you a chance to meander and chance upon wonderful places. For wine lovers, follow the Strada del Vino signs to exquisite wineries such as Barone Ricasoli or Felsina to sample the finest chiantis.

A magical landscape dotted with olive trees, grape vines and fields of sunflowers. Every inch of the region feels like "old Italy" and visitors often remark on the complete absence of "tourists"!