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
These attractive Tuscan farmhouses to rent are situated on a magnificent hillside, in a superb position on the ancient Via Francigena that linked France to Rome. This is an excellent location from which to visit Florence (35km) and Siena (40km), and the many hilltop villages nearby. There is also a swimming pool. Rosso Toscano, Florence
Sleeps 2 to 10+
Swimming pool
This villa offers vacation accommodation in the Etna National Park in eastern Sicily. A peaceful, beautiful setting, within easy driving distance of beaches, holiday attractions and shops, and with views on the volcano. Villa I Due Castagni. Villa I Due Castagni, Catania
Sleeps 2 to 6
La Capannina is a charming, traditionally decorated holiday cottage on the Villa di Ghiaia estate not far from Lucca. Shared swimming pool and outstanding services including weddings, helicopter trips and excursions. La Capannina holiday cottage, Lucca
Tuscany - Two holiday houses for rent (one separating into two apartments) in the hills overlooking Florence. Sleeping from 2 to 12 people, this is peaceful, private holiday accommodation with a pool. Girasole, Bagno a Ripoli, Florence
Sleeping eight, this villa in Italy, on the Amalfi coast, is in a quite idyllic location. Villa dei Venti, Salerno
Sleeps 2 to 8
Cottage Maria is a standalone holiday rental within the grounds of Villa Rosselmini, an old country estate lying at the foot of the hills between Pisa and Lucca. Explore the large grounds, relax in and around the pool, or enjoy the privacy of your own private garden. Sleeps 2 to 6 people. Cottage Maria, Lucca
Charmingly restored holiday apartments and a cottage for rent in the countryside of Umbria, not far from Lake Trasimeno and the border with Tuscany. Podere Fontegallo Country House, Perugia
