Adventure holidays in Italy

When it comes to adventure holidays, most look to Australia, New Zealand or the Americas.

But with Windsurfing, White Water Rafting, Paragliding, Cycling or Scuba Diving readily available to families seeking an active holiday or thrill seekers in the hunt for their latest kick, Italy has more to offer than one may expect.

Cheap flights to Italy are readily available from low-cost airlines like Monarch, and you can make your way to Porto Pollo, Sardinia, which has among the best and most consistent conditions for windsurfing in the world, making it a world class location for all ability levels. Porto Pollo is also home to Italy’s best location for wakeboarding and water skiing.

Scuba Diving in Sardinia is a truly unique experience. Diving in the warm waters of the Mediterranean us alluring enough, but with 66 Diving Centres on the island, there is an abundance of choice.

Sardinia has endless cliff faces, shallows (sand banks), antique fossil beaches now underwater, caves and two wrecks from the Second World War, all waiting to be explored. The wreck of St. Teresa di Gallura only sunk 15 years ago and has now broken up into several parts. The wreck is of great interest to scuba divers as it is possible to get inside it and explore it thoroughly. But remember, for any type of adventure holiday, travel Insurance is a necessity and AA Travel can provide it at a competitive rate.

White water rafting is possible in Cascate delle Marmore, about 100 km from Rome, in the Umbria region. These exhilarating rapids have become a great tourist attraction and incorporate not only rafting, but gentle strolls and strenuous climbs.

If you are looking to stay dry then seeing Italy on two wheels has some amazing benefits. Italy are currently in the process of creating a series of official bike routes, called Bicitalia, that incorporates some of the country’s finest rural areas. The routes follow the best touring possibilities available in rural and coastal areas, and will pass through historic city centres so as to allow cyclists to safely reach the Duomo cathedral in Milan, the Coliseum in Rome, or Mergellina in Naples.