Umbria - This country house offers self-catering holiday apartments in a tiny 13th century hamlet - comfortable holiday accommodation with excellent sports facilities, a pool and cookery and painting courses. Palazzi Rufini, Perugia
Casa Mary is a pretty house within walking distance of Lucca's mediaeval walls. It offers accommodation for 2 to 4 in a bright, compact apartment. Italian lessons. Casa Mary, Lucca
Sleeps 4
Umbria - A 15th century farmhouse with a swimming pool (available from June) on a hill just outside Perugia - in open countryside, but a stone's throw from the historic centre of the city. Cooking lessons. Villa Nuba, Perugia
Offering Tuscany vacation rentals on a farm estate in the Arezzo-Cortona-Chianti area, this impressive stone manor house is set in beautifully maintained gardens with privacy and tranquillity. Offering five elegant self-catering holiday apartments, accommodation for groups of 2+ to 4+, a large 'ecological' swimming pool, excellent facilities and views. Torre del Guado Holiday Apartments, Arezzo
Holiday rental house offering wonderful views from the swimming pool. Close to Lucca, Falampa. Falampa, Lucca
Enjoy the atmosphere of a classic fifteenth century villa located in a quiet residential area of Florence. Villa Ulivi offers bed and breakfast accommodation in elegant double and triple rooms, as well as 5 unique suites sleeping 4 and 6 people. Villa Ulivi, Florence
Sleeps 4 to 10+
