Rental Villas with private swimming pools

Villa Casanuova is a luxurious, old-fashioned country house in the beautiful, rolling hills of southern Siena. All mod cons including central heating, a sauna, en-suite bathrooms with hydro-massage tubs, satellite TV and internet access. A large professional kitchen is used for occasional cooking courses. Swimming pool and extensive grounds. Sleeps 14. Villa Casanuova, Siena

At only 8km from San Gimignano, Poderi Arcangelo offers luxurious bed & breakfast and holiday accommodation for rent in Chianti, the heart of Tuscany. Sleeping from between 2 and 6 per apartment and 2-4 for B&B accommodation. Podere Arcangelo, Siena

A marvellous villa rental in the Lucca countryside - Tenuta Villa Baggine is a beautifully realised barn conversion, which comfortably sleeps 6+2 guests. Tenuta Villa Baggine, Lucca

This vacation home, Italy, is a charming stone farmhouse dating back to the 14th century. Set on a four-hectare farming estate with plants, olive trees and orchards, this villa in Umbria has a superb location. Uccellaia, Perugia

Outside the fascinating mediaeval town of Todi, sits Villa Rosaspina a charming Umbrian holiday house sleeping eight. This stone-built villa, with wood-beamed ceilings, dates from the 1700s. Equipped with air conditioning throughout the whole house, private pool, DSL/Wi-Fi, Jacuzzi. Villa Rosaspina, Perugia

In the famous Chianti area, only half an hour from Florence and Siena, you will find Il Palazzetto. The villa houses up to 16 people with large garden, private pool and breathtaking views. Villa Il Palazzetto, Florence

Lying sixteen kilometres south of Siena, close to Pienza and Montalcino, lies Villa Palazzolo. An Italian country house rental, it sleeps ten people, and has private gardens, a pool, and use of all the services of the vast country estate in which it nestles. Villa Palazzolo, Siena

A beautiful farmhouse restored in the Tuscan style, this Tuscany vacation home, Cortona, Italy is beautifully situated. Bianchi, Arezzo