Not sure where in Italy you would like to go. Abbruzio and Pulia are wonderful and less congested. Sicily is amazing. I'd go back in a flash.

Agree with others that August is not the best time to go. Very hot, congested and expensive. Unless you are staying somewhere more high end, you might not or probably won't get air con.

Beware of traffic, should you be driving, on the first and last weekends of August. If you could delay a couple of weeks it would make a big difference, got a terrific hotel deal, for example, the last week of August when attending a meeting. Carried on elsewhere to vacation and no problem with availability and pricing better.