Chianti, Tuscany - holiday accommodation in Italy

In the countryside outside Siena, in Tuscany, Tenuta di Mensanello is a collection of lovely holiday apartments. Situated on an agriturismo, the apartments combine comfort and the chance to sample the estate's own olive oil and Chianti. Tenuta di Mensanello, Siena

In a superb hilltop location, enjoying panoramic views from its own private grounds, sits Paternino, a country house divided into five holiday apartments, and combining Tuscan tradition with every modern comfort. Paternino Farmhouse, Florence

Il Fienilino, just 13 kilometres from Florence, is a holiday home that has shared use of a pool, an enormous garden and a cypress and olive-lined approach avenue. Sleeps 4-6. Il Fienilino, 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

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

Tuscany - in the country outside Florence, Villa Calcinaia provides an immaculate holiday apartment for up to eight people in Tuscany, with shared use of a large swimming pool. Villa Calcinaia, Florence

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

Chianti - Among olives trees, vineyards and woods, this holiday farmhouse is ideally located 10km from the historic heart of Florence, and within easy reach of Volterra, Siena and San Gimignano. Cosy, warm and welcoming - La Tinaia. La Tinaia Agriturismo, Florence