Try Italy or Corsica instead.
Amalfi, Sardinia, Tuscany....
Or Corsica... It's BEAUTIFUL in the summertime. Ajaccio is gorgeous, Bonifacio is unbelievably beautiful...
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/corsica/index.htm
I lived in Italy for three years and have been all around that region and love it. I went back to Italy last September on a vacation.
I have a sister in England and I'm meeting a friend from the States there as well. Everything's booked and no tinhorn terrorist is going to stop us. ;-)
I've never let those people make me adjust my plans out of fear and I'm not going to start now.