Italian Marches - These pretty villa with three holiday apartments, inside an organic farm producing fruits, tomatoes, olive oil, and especially quality wine, lie 15 minutes from the Adriatic beach , and from the mountains of the National Park Sibillini, with impressive beauties of nature, archaeology areas, artistic heritage of the many medieval towns and hamlets standing on hills. An pleasant place to discover the charms of Italy and its inhabitants. Apartments Dolci Marche, Ascoli - Piceno
Self-catering and b&b accommodation in the Lucca countryside, Tuscany – this agriturismo is on green hills surrounded by woods and olive groves. Biodegradable and biological products. Azienda Agricola Biologica Nico, Lucca
Sleeps 2 to 7
Azienda Agrituristica Pedrosola is a bed and breakfast establishment in Ravenna, Emilia Romagna - not far from the border with Tuscany. A seven-hundred-year-old tower on an organic honey farm, it offers a peaceful, country holiday in central Italy. Azienda Agrituristica Pedrosola, Ravenna
Sleeps 1 to 10+
Emilia-Romagna - Bed and breakfast vacation apartments on a holiday farm close to Rimini. Palazzo Astolfi. Palazzo Astolfi, Rimini
Sleeps 1 to 10+
Swimming pool
Umbria - A 15th century farmhouse with a swimming pool (available from June) on a hill just outside Perugia - in open countryside, but a stone's throw from the historic centre of the city. Cooking lessons. Villa Nuba, Perugia
Agriturismo La Mora, an organic farm just outside Assisi in Umbria, has five vacation rental apartments offering accommodation for 2+1 to 6+2 guests. Marvellous views, large swimming pool and superb playing/sports facilities including mountain biking and horseriding. Agriturismo La Mora, Perugia
This Italian guest house in Liguria, close to the Cinque Terre, offers a marvellous rural vacation in Italy, with a choice of guest rooms or camping pitches. Agriturismo Ca' du Chittu, La Spezia






