Rental accommodation sleeping 2 to 4

Fattoria di Cinciano Villa and Apartments, Tuscany - Spend your vacation on a 900-year-old wine estate in Chianti. This eight-bedroomed villa and traditionally decorated apartments, share two pools and extensive grounds. Fattoria di Cinciano, Siena

These luxury villa rentals in Tuscany, sleeping nine, with 4 bathrooms and a swimming pool, provide a vacation in a classic Tuscan setting. Sitting among vineyards and olive-clad hills 40km west of Florence, this elegant old villa dates from the early 16th century. Villa dei Medici, Florence

The perfect base for your Italian vacation, this Sicily apartment and villa accommodation on the southern coast, Italy has something for every size of party. Al Vivaio, Agrigento

Villa Valentina is a large, fully furnished villa in Tuscany sleeping up to 10 guests. Just 35km from Florence in the Mugello Hills, the owners offer a range of services from transport and guides to domestic help. Villa Valentina, Florence

Agriturismo Sassi Bianchi has three farmhouses for rent near San Gimignano, and handy for Chianti and Siena. Facilities include a swimming pool, tennis court and bowling green. Accommodation for 2 to 15. Agriturismo Sassi Bianchi, Siena

These Italian vacation villas and apartments lie on an agriturismo farm very close to Lake Trasimeno. Situated in a beautiful part of the countryside, amidst olive trees, fields and woodland, these villa and apartment rentals in Umbria, Italy are a marvellous way to enjoy the unspoiled Umbria. Agriturismo Ceres, Perugia

Fattoria di Larniano is a farmhouse dating back to the 15th century, and set within extensive private grounds in Tuscany, Italy. It has now been developed as an upmarket holiday complex. Weddings, birthday parties, ceremonies, meetings and cooking lessons are organized. Fattoria Di Larniano, 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