Holiday News - Direct

This April will see special events taking place in Rome throughout April to celebrate the Festival di Primavera, or Festival of Spring.
The Spanish Steps will be the central location for this regular Roman festival and a programme of concerts to be held across Rome will be announced by the local tourist board.
Spring flowers will adorn […]

The San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2009 Awards have been announced and for the second year running El Bulli in Spain is named as the best restaurant in the world.
There are 4 British restaurants named in the top 50, three of them in London.
Unsurprisingly Spain, France and Italy were all prominent in the list. […]

The famous Italian city of Milan is known for fashion shows, contemporary art, culture, history, design and much more. A city break in April – the quietest month on the social calendar, is possibly the best time to soak up all the sights.
In the spring time Milan’s streets are refined, with trees in full […]

Italy has a vast range of regions to enjoy, whether you’re looking for a city break, sun holiday or ski holiday; this European country offers many opportunities. Sight-seeing in Rome or Milan, beach lounging in the Italian Riviera and activity holidays on the snowy Alps or Dolomites.
In the next few months the Charles Darwin […]

British tourists wishing to embark on a more environmentally-friendly break abroad may wish to head to the popular holiday destination of Italy, where the ancient city of Perugia has declared itself car-free with the completion of its new ‘Mini Metro’.
The hilltop capital city of Umbria with its narrow streets and massive travertine wall that […]

The 65th Venice International Film Festival starts on 27th August and will open with the world premiere of ‘Burn After Reading’ by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film’s star-studded cast includes George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
There is hot competition for the festival’s famous Golden Lion award for best film, with nominations including a feature-length […]

The best beaches in Europe can be found by the Mediterranean, in Spain, France, Portugal and Italy, according to an expert study of Europe’s beaches.

Italy and Greece are the cheapest holiday destinations in Europe for families to go sightseeing, according to a new travel survey.

19 new cultural sites have been added to the world heritage list, along with eight natural sites. Some of these are sites often visited while on holiday – or should at least now be added to your holiday itinerary.

More beaches in Italy have been awarded a Blue Flag during 2008 – the Blue Flag is given to clean and safe beaches around the world. This year 104 beaches and marinas in Italy have been awarded.

Holidays in Costa Brava are very popular among the British holidaymakers, but four out of five Brits cannot pinpoint Costa Brava on a map. A new survey into Brits’ skills to locating countries on the map shows that while holidays in the sun are very popular, many don’t know where these places are.