Rental accommodation sleeping 8 or more

Tuscany — Villa vacation for 15 in a splendid house looking over the Asso Valley southeast of Siena. Set in a tiny Tuscan hill village, the villa has a formal garden and large swimming pool. Villa San Giovanni. Villa San Giovanni, Siena

Stay in a castle in Tuscany, Italy. Castello del Fiorentino, sleeping 10 guests, with 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms, offers sumptuous holiday accommodation between Florence and Siena in the heart of Tuscany. Castello del Fiorentino, Florence

Villa Coronata offers luxurious vacation accommodation for up to 14 in the main villa and an attendant farmhouse. Not far from Lucca, the villa has a private country setting and a large swimming pool. Villa Coronata, Lucca

Villa Il Portico is a 15th century farmhouse lovingly converted into holiday accommodation for ten. At the end of its own private road in Chianti, the villa offers seclusion, space and luxury, its own pool and grounds, and easy access to Florence and Siena. Villa il Portico, Florence

This Chianti vacation accommodation comprises apartments and a house to rent, Tuscany, Italy. Casa Rossa, Florence

On the ridge of the hills between Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta, in an 18th century park, the Sartori family built a modern, prestigious country house for their family vacations. Now available to families and groups seeking a Lake Maggiore holiday home rentals, these three houses can sleep up to 20. Villa Sartori. Villa Sartori, Novara

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 superb Tuscan villa rental, this beautifully restored old stone farmhouse sleeps 16 over 7 bedrooms and with 3 bathrooms. This substantial home sits in a very secluded setting on a 10-acre estate of olive groves. Villa La Sfacciata, Florence