Italy: vacation flats and apartments in the country

Holiday rental accommodation in Tuscany, between Florence and Livorno. Surrounded by classic Tuscan countryside, two properties sleep up to 13 guest in to separate rentals. The owners, keen to transmit their love of Tuscany are able to organise gourmet evenings on request. Villa Costalbagno, Pisa

Brigolante is an old Umbrian farmhouse that has been in the same family for eight generations, and offers get-away-from-it-all accommodation in three charmingly restored apartments. Brigolante, Perugia

These vacation rental apartments in Italy lie among a land of green woods, fields of wheat and sunflowers, poppies, silvery olive groves, blue skies and gentle, rolling hills and, thanks to their central location, are a perfect base for visiting Umbria. Nonna Rana, Perugia

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

Residenza Strozzi lies on the grounds of a beautiful Italian Renaissance villa, just a short bus ride from Florence' historical centre. The property provides a holiday apartment within a restored chapel and a B and B rooms with ensuite bath. The accommodation can also be rented for longer periods, like 4 or 5 months Residenza Strozzi, Florence

Villa Il Prato offers a charming four-person apartment in a wing of a villa deep in the country, yet just 25 kilometres from Florence. Villa Il Prato, Florence

Agriturismo Campolaia is a traditional stone country house with two apartments (sleeping 2 to 4 and 10 respectively). In a quiet position in the mountains of northern Tuscany, with a shared swimming pool. Agriturismo Campolaia, Lucca

Nestled in the Umbrian hills near the borders of Tuscany and Lazio, Borgo Santa Maria is a complex of nine holiday apartments within four converted farmhouses. Excellent facilities include a swimming pool and satellite television. Borgo Santa Maria, Terni