Farmhouse holidays and agritourism in Italy

Holiday rentals in Campania, Italy - In the medieval village of Valva, surrounded by the green hills and mountains of the province of Salerno. With apartments and a double room, it's a superb base for a vacation on Italy's Campania coast. Palazzo Gaudiosi d'Urso. Palazzo Gaudiosi d'Urso, Salerno

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

These Chianti villa rentals, sleeping 10 guests, are based around a beautifully restored 16th century home. Recently refurbished, Le Casette now comprises two lovely stone built houses. Le Casette, Chianti, Siena

Campania is a beautifully unspoiled region of Italy. And the Mesogheo, an Italian countryside Bed and Breakfast at Benevento, north-east of Naples, provides the opportunity to explore it to the full. Mesogheo Bed & Breakfast Inn, Benevento

This exclusive lodging was once the property of the church then the wine estate, summer lodge and hunting reserve of the Marchese Spanò. It is now a luxury agritourism offering every comfort with air-conditioned rooms furnished with antiques, and beautifully situated among the vines on the mediterranean coast. Agriturismo Baglio Del Marchese, Trapani

Lying at the heart of a ‘green’ farm estate, these Tuscan villa rentals are a marvellous way to enjoy the Italian countryside. La Vista is a farmhouse complex sitting on a hilltop some 120m above sea level. Farmhouse La Vista, Florence

Chianti - A country villa with swimming pool in Tuscany between the towns of Radda and Gaiole, offering a superb base for vacations in Chianti. Either rent the whole villa or individual apartments. Villa Vistarenni. Villa Vistarenni, Siena

A selection of apartments in villas, amid lawns, woodland and olive groves, on a huge farm estate in Tuscany. Azienda Agricola Piano Di Casciana, Lucca