If you love good food, great wines, and gorgeous scenery, there is one holiday destination you shouldn’t miss out on, and that my fellow travellers, is Italy!

A land of cosmopolitan cities, idyllic beachside resorts, vast Winelands, and luxurious islands, Italy is every bit as cool and chic as one would imagine it to be, and if you enjoy Italian food (I’m talking freshly made pastas, pizzas, seafood and ice-cream here), you will think you have died and gone to gastronomic heaven!

Italians are, in general, beautiful passionate people, who seem to make the most of every minute of every day, but when you wake up in paradise, eat chocolate croissants for breakfast, sip minute coffees all afternoon, and look forward to pizza, pasta and wine every night – well, the smile comes automatically!

From the fashion hubs of Milan, Venice and Rome to the paradise islands of Sardinia and Sicily, Italy caters for every traveller, and if you fancy heading to Europe this year on an epicurean adventure, I can highly recommend you make Italia you number one holiday destination…

Here’s some Italian Inspiration to tickle your taste buds…