Last minute Italy holidays combine Roman ruins, beautiful Baroque cities, fine food and wine, Renaissance art, excellent skiing, and the stylish Italian Riviera. Italy boasts a 5,345-mile stretch of coastline, featuring charming fishing villages, popular seaside resorts and the untamed islands of Capri and Sicily. Book a cheap holiday to Italy and visit one of the beautiful resorts along the Italian Riviera. Lido is particularly popular for its generous stretch of white sand and luxurious hotels. Another favourite is San Remo, with its chic boutiques, palm-lined pebble shores, and picturesque narrow streets. Cinque Terre is a small strip of sand surrounded by delicious seafood restaurants and scenic hikes.

Holidays in Italy also feature a wide choice of beautiful cities. At the foot of Mount Vesuvius, Naples is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, with its picturesque bays and stunning views of Capri. Naples is a vibrant city of city bursting with swanky shops, 13th-century streets, Romanesque churches, magnificent museums, pretty squares and a relaxed caf? culture. Just down the road from Naples is Pompeii, a city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The city of Pisa is undoubtedly famous for its leaning campanile, but Pisa also boasts one of the most beautiful squares in the world, Campo dei Miracoli, magnificent museums, and a prized university.

Verona jostles with Paris for the title of the most romantic city in the world. Made famous by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Verona draws crowds to its marble-lined streets, stylish operas, Roman architecture, Juliet's House, and the 14th-century fortress of Castelvecchio, to name but a few. For last minute Italy holidays with a difference, head to the hip beach resort of Rimini, for its nine-mile strip of pristine white sands, chic cocktails bars, stylish restaurants, funky nightclubs and design hotels.