Campania

Mother nature ran wild in Italy’s south, creating an adventurous playground of rugged mountains, steaming fumaroles and ethereal coastal grottoes. Crank up your pulse rate cave-diving off the Capri coast, go mountain-biking and grotto roaming in the Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni. Or just chill out leisurely horseback riding on the slopes of Mt Vesuvius, sailing along the Amalfi Coast or simply soaking in a thermal beach on Ischia.
Campania is a never-ending feast: bubbling hot wood-fired pizza in Naples, long lunches in Cilento’s charming agriturismi (farms) and lavish pastries in Amalfi Coast ‘s celebrity pasticcerie (pastry shops).
Campanians have a way of making other Italians seem just a little uptight. Despite the demands of modern life, there is always time for an impromptu espresso coffee at the local bar or a bite of juicy gossip on a sun-bleached piazza.