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Lake Garda
Lake beaches, ferries between pretty towns and Italy's biggest theme park.
Nature & hiking✈️ 2h7 nights££
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Holidays in Italy
Ancient ruins, lakes, pasta and gelato. Here's where to go on holiday in Italy, how long to stay and the best time to visit.
Holidays in Italy: 5 guides
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Matera
Whole neighbourhoods of cave houses carved into a gorge, glowing with lights at night.
Culture & history✈️ 3h2 to 3 nights££
BEST TIMEAPR–MAY, SEP–OCT
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Puglia
Whitewashed hill towns, cone-roofed trulli and long sandy beaches on Italy's heel.
Beach✈️ 3h7 nights££
BEST TIMEJUN, SEP
BEST TIMEAPR–MAY, SEP–OCT
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Syracuse
A Greek theatre, an island old town and sandy beaches on Sicily's south-east coast.
Culture & history✈️ 4h5 to 7 nights££
BEST TIMEMAY–JUN, SEP–OCT
When to go
Where's at its best in each month of the year.
- January
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- February
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- March
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- May
- Lake Garda, Matera, Rome, Syracuse
- June
- Lake Garda, Puglia, Syracuse
- July
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- August
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- September
- Lake Garda, Matera, Puglia, Rome, Syracuse
- November
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- December
- Nowhere here is at its best.
Holidays in Italy: common questions
What is the best time to visit Italy?
Spring and early autumn are best for most of Italy: April and May, then September and October. Summer can be very hot and busy.
Where in Italy is good for a beach holiday?
Puglia and Syracuse, in Sicily, have warm sea and good food, best in June and September.
Where in Italy is good away from the cities?
Lake Garda has swimming, boats and walks, and Matera's old cave town is like nowhere else.
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