Small and welcoming, four star Hotel Restaurant Corys is in a wonderful, elevated position just outside the picturesque town of Cortona, with panoramic views over the Tuscan border into Umbria. Hotel Restaurant Corys, Arezzo
Brigolante is an old Umbrian farmhouse that has been in the same family for eight generations, and offers get-away-from-it-all accommodation in three charmingly restored apartments. Brigolante, Perugia
Al Bastini is a beautifully restored 18th century farmhouse set in seven acres of terraced hillside close to the mediaeval walled city of Lucca. Heated swimming pool, air conditioning. Al Bastini, Lucca
Sleeps 8 to 10+
Swimming pool
Il Poggetto offers delightfully restored country apartments close to Montespertoli, Florence - 'City of wine and olive oil'. Pool and wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. Il Poggetto, Florence
Sleeps 2 to 6
Swimming pool
Located on the famous Capo Vaticano, a short distance from Tropea, Tonicello Village has both hotel accommodation and self-catering rental apartments in this splendid region of Calabria. You’re always just a short distance from the clear waters and white beaches of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Villaggio Hotel Tonicello, Vibo Valentia
Umbria, holiday apartments Agriturismo Santa Maria for rent on an organic farm in superb countryside make a wonderful base for a vacation in Italy. With a swimming pool and the towns of Assisi, Perugia and Orvieto within easy reach. Agriturismo Santa Maria, Terni
This restored hamlet, set alongside a mill dating back to Roman times, is now home to seven apartments in some of the most beautiful countryside outside Florence ... a little piece of heaven. San Vincenzo a Torri, Florence
Sleeps 2 to 10+
Swimming pool