Private villa (54 properties found)

Sleeps: 2 to 3

Perched high in the Apuan Alps, above Camaiore and Pietrasanta, Argentone looks out over stunning views of the Mediterranean sea, all the way to Corsica. It is set in a fold above the village of S.Anna di Stazzema, a famous centre of Partisan resistance during the second world war, the story recently told in a film by Spike Lee.

Sleeps: 8 to 10

Brogino is a large country house in Chianti, its already lyrical setting enhanced by the spectacular medieval Abbey - Badia di Passignano - which faces it from a mile away across vine and olive clothed hills. The garden, with flowers and shrubs nestling amongst the rocks and sandy soil of the area, merges imperceptibly into the olive groves beyond.

Sleeps: 8

This wonderful Umbrian villa, set nicely near an olive grove, turns out to be a large open-plan house on three levels with an inner courtyard, furnished patios and views that cause you to breathe more deeply. It overlooks the Apennine Mountains on one side and villages atop the Umbrian hills on the other.

Sleeps: 4 to 6

Argento has been beautifully restored by the London based owner and is a stylish retreat, either as a base for invigorating mountain walks, a welcome home after a day by the beach only 25 minutes away, or as a restoring refuge from city life. Sitting in the Jacuzzi on the large terrace, gazing out of the sea over 600 metres below, worldly cares fade into insignificance.

Sleeps: 6

In the northernmost reaches of Tuscany, set in a tiny valley overlooked by a castle in ruins, Casa Bigliolo is the perfect family retreat, well appointed and carefully restored, it enjoys wonderful views over the neighbouring landscape.

Sleeps: 8

Nestled in the hills above Campiglia Marittima, a charming well-preserved medieval town overlooking the Mediterranean, Casa dei Fichi is a wonderful family house with matches the landscape that surrounds it.

Sleeps: 2

In a quiet hillside position, opposite the ancient hill village of Ameglia, this lovely cottage for two, with beautiful views both of the Magra estuary and of the Apuan marble mountains, has a swimming pool and furnished patio from which to survey it all.

Sleeps: 6 to 7

Casa Pretello was restored by the Swiss artist owner 30 years ago. It still has the simple air of an ancient Tuscan farmhouse, with spacious airy rooms, an enormous fireplace and large chestnut beams. The swimming pool on the hillside shares its views of olive groves, cypress and holm oaks and helps make it a wonderful low-key place for a family to stretch out and relax.

Sleeps: 8 to 10

Casa Rosa is a carefully restored farmhouse at the end of a secluded country road, but minutes from the centre of Lucca. It is set in its own 12 acres of grounds, with a large pool, enclosed with a box hedge, and a children's play area.

Sleeps: 4 to 5

High on the side of a hill, looking out over the folds of the Chianti landscape, Casa Silvia is an enchantingly simple house, with terraces and gardens ranged around it allowing you to follow the sun or avoid it. This is a house designed for reading, sipping wine and setting the world to rights, relaxed in an armchair watching the sun change the colours of the hills as it sinks in the distance.

Sleeps: 18 to 20

In the gentle rise and fall of the Chianti hills, Casal Solare sits at the centre of radiating rows of grape vines and olive trees, a beautiful tribute to how a large farmhouse well into its second century can be transformed into a luxurious villa where comfort and pleasure are the order of the day.

Sleeps: 22 to 24

In the gentle rise and fall of the Chianti hills, Casal Solare sits at the centre of radiating rows of grape vines and olive trees, a beautiful tribute to how a large farmhouse well into its second century can be transformed into a luxurious villa where comfort and pleasure are the order of the day.

Sleeps: 12

This 13th century farmhouse is in the middle of the Chianti Classico area, mid-way between Florence and Siena. There are beautiful panoramic views of vineyards and olive groves with forest clad hills in the background. Lovingly restored as the home of the present owner's mother, this is very much a family home, tastefully decorated and furnished with family antiques.

Sleeps: 14

CRESPINE is a 13th century farmhouse with a small tower and a barn, in the middle of the Chianti Classico area, mid-way between Florence and Siena. On a hill in 15 hectares of its own fenced land, there are beautiful panoramic views of vineyards and olive groves with forest clad hills in the background.

Sleeps: 4

Daniela's house is a recently built, detached cottage, with white walls and a pantiled roof. Furnished patios surround the cottage. There are good views towards Casole d'Elsa and lovely, characteristic Tuscan countryside all around.

Sleeps: 11

A traditional Tuscan farmhouse on a working farm, La Fonte di Sopra is in an excellent position, just below the tiny historic hill village of Belforte. Both the farmhouse and its large swimming pool have panoramic country views and is less than 100m. from all the fascination and convenience of a village.

Sleeps: 6 to 8

Il Casale is a beautifully converted, rambling Tuscan farmhouse in the Montagnola hills west of Siena. Sufficiently high to take advantage of the wonderful views of this historic area, yet set just below the crest of the hills, it is snugly settled into its 3 hectares of grounds, gently perfumed by lavender, antique roses, wisteria and herbs, and protected within a boundary of cypresses and Holm oaks.

Sleeps: 10

Set in the green outskirts of the medieval city of Siena, Il Fienile is wonderfully located to take in the countryside, an expanse that carries over to the property, thanks to the furnished poolside terrace stretching the width of the house. Il Fienile is the perfect house for family reunions - not too elegant to feel stifled by, yet equipped with all the elements that ensure a relaxed comfortable holiday with space enough for everyone

Sleeps: 10 to 11

This much loved stone and glass villa is in a wonderful position, on its own little hilltop in the middle of the owner's extensive estate. With 160 hectares of surrounding land, with lawns, gardens and trees, the house commands panoramic views of classic unspoiled Tuscan landscape.

Sleeps: 4

Ten minutes drive from Lucca, on the road that leads towards the marble mountains of the Apuane and Camaiore, a small drive leads to an idyllic hidden valley, where La Casina nestles snugly beneath its parent house. The views are wonderfully Tuscan: ancient farmhouses perch on hilltops and forested hillsides wrap around the valley.