Fine self-catering Tuscan holiday apartments in a farmhouse in the beautiful countryside near Arezzo. With a shared pool and excellent facilities among the vineyards of Chianti. Borgo Iesolana, Arezzo
Pascolo Country House comprises three individual apartments (rented as a whole the house can sleep 11 people) in a standalone house within the grounds of the larger main villa. Between Pisa and Lucca, shared pool. Casa Pascolo, Lucca
Northeast of La Spezia, nestled between the clear, blue Mediterranean and the craggy Alps, Ara dei Pre offers bed and breakfast in a beautifully tranquil spot. The beaches and resorts of Liguria are close at hand, and Tuscany and the Lunigiana a short hop away. Agriturismo Ara dei Pre, La Spezia
Sleeps 1 to 10+
A short distance from Florence, in the hills between Chianti and the Arno valley, Podere La Casellina is a traditional Tuscan farm with rooms to rent. Marvellous views and complete peace. Podere La Casellina, Florence
Sleeps 1 to 6
Castello della Montecchia is a prestigious wine-making estate not far from Padua (Padova) in the Veneto, northeast Italy. It offers three apartments for four and one apartment for two within a couple of minutes of a golf course and swimming pool. Castello della Montecchia Apartments, Padua
Sleeps 4 to 10+
Azienda Agricola Corteforte, Veneto - This bed and breakfast accommodation is within a 600-year old fortified farmhouse, itself lying on a prestigious wine estate between Verona and Lake Garda. Azienda Agricola Corteforte, Verona
Fattoria Mansi Bernardini is a holiday estate on the Lucca hills, Tuscany. Offering luxury B&B holidays in Tuscany, this agriturismo organises receptions and weddings, and produces its own extra virgin olive oil Fattoria Mansi Bernardini, Lucca
Tenuta Lupinari is in effect a hamlet all of its own, lying amidst 750 acres of woods, vineyards and centuries old olive trees. The area has remained miraculously unspoilt and unchanged across the centuries, and today offers a striking oasis of peace and tranquility. Thirteen different apartments, swimming pool and restaurant. Tenuta Lupinari, Arezzo
Sleeps 2 to 10+
Swimming pool