This bed and breakfast in northern Italy, close to Treviso and the Alps, is both a charming house and a superb base for biking and hiking. Bed & Breakfast Ernestina, Treviso
Sleeps 2 to 6
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
Tuscany - A lovely 15th century holiday house in a village south-east of Siena. Well-equipped with central heating, ceiling fans and a private swimming pool, it gives wonderful views over the Tuscan countryside. La Capannina. La Capannina, Siena
Il Lazzeretto, Tuscany - two holiday apartments lie just outside the spectacular town of San Gimignano in central Italy. This comfortable accommodation has great views and easy access to Siena, Florence and the other holiday attractions of central Italy. Il Lazzeretto Holiday Apartments, Siena
Sleeps 2 to 10+
Apartment 'La Scaletta' is a light and airy four person holiday rental in the very centre of mediaeval Lucca, within walking distance of ... everything! La Scaletta, Lucca
Sleeps 4
Casa Viaro, Padua - this charming 17th century house offers holiday accommodation for up to 8 guests in the countryside of the Veneto, northern Italy. A peaceful private setting within easy travelling distance of Padua and Venice. Casa Viaro, Padua
Sleeps 4 to 8
You could not really be more in the heart of Tuscany if you tried – Villa Sant'Uberto provides a home from home atop a Chianti hillside, offering traditional countryside bed and breakfast as well as longer stays in some of the charming holiday apartments. Villa Sant'Uberto Country Inn, Siena
This large country villa to rent sits in the hills outside the medieval city of Lucca, Tuscany. In a superb position, the villa, with its own gardens and swimming pool, gazes down upon the valley below. On the wall of the house is engraved Segalato, Lucca
