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
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
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
Holiday rental house offering wonderful views from the swimming pool. Close to Lucca, Falampa. Falampa, Lucca
La Francesca Vacation Village, Liguria — A friendly and self-contained vacation village offering apartments and houses for rent in a marvellous spot on the coast of Liguria, not far from the Cinque Terre. Diving courses are available. La Francesca Vacation Village, La Spezia
Sleeps 2 to 10+
Artistic Holidays offers intensive courses in sculpture and marble work as well as holiday accommodation in western Tuscany, Italy. Based in the artistic centre of Pietrasanta, you'll be well placed for visits to the beaches of the Versilian Riviera and the cities of Lucca, Pisa and Florence. Artistic Holidays, Lucca
Sleeps 5
