Bed and Breakfast Relais Chiara e Lorenzo is just 15 kilometres to the east of Florence, and offers family hospitality in a fine old country villa. Cooking classes and wine tasting tours are available. Relais Chiara e Lorenzo, Florence
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
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
Sleeps 2 to 10+
Swimming pool
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
A traditionally decorated country relais/hotel offering bed and breakfast accommodation in Tuscany. The house has terrific views of the Versilian Riviera, and is handily placed for the resort of Viareggio and the walled city of Lucca. Villa Oliveto, Lucca
Sleeps 2 to 10
Offering Italy bed and breakfast, this vacation lodging on the coast, close to Naples, has something for every size of party. Flegrea House, Naples
Ai Cartari, Sicily - In the historic centre of Palermo, this collection of holiday rooms and apartments for rent lies in an old paper mill. With a beautiful setting and excellent transport links, this bed and breakfast is a great starting point for exploring the island. Ai Cartari, Palermo, Palermo
Sleeps 2 to 10+
This twelfth century monastery is a quite unique choice among self catering holidays in Italy Villa Le Preghiere, Perugia
Sleeps 2 to 10+
Swimming pool
