Rental accommodation sleeping 2 to 4

A few miles outside Padua, Villa Mandriola offers villa rentals in Italy with a refined touch, and a considered, personalised service. Villa Mandriola, Padua

High on a hilltop not far from Cortona, on Tuscany's eastern border with Umbria, Villa Cuiano is a large farmhouse that can be rented entire or as one of six apartments. Large swimming pool. Villa Cuiano, Arezzo

Choose from this selection of Florence vacation rental apartments, just five minutes’ drive from the historic centre of the city. Villa Le Piazzole, Florence

This holiday villa in Tuscany, west of Florence, Italy, sleeps 11, with six bedrooms, five bathrooms and a swimming pool. Villa Le Colline, Florence

These apartments in San Gimignano, Tuscany, offer vacation rentals near Siena, Italy. Set on the side of a hill, directly on the original old dirt road leading to the town, from where you can see the famous towers. Il Borghetto, Siena

This holiday villa in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy sits in extensive gardens laid out in the early 1920s by a world-renowned garden architect. With a big swimming pool, superb views and quick access to the city of Florence, this really is something rather special. Villa il Limone, Florence

Offering bed and breakfast in the Maremma (in the countryside of Lazio, Italy) Podere Giuliano is a recently restored farmhouse surrounded by pasture and cornfields close to Rome. Podere Giuliano, Viterbo

This villa for rent in Tuscany lies 50 miles south of Siena, close to the Umbrian border. Sleeping 11, it Villa Le Terme, Siena