Romantic retreat (32 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: 2 (Multiple properties at this location)

Belvedere is aptly named for from the furnished terrace with its 360° view and the large living room window of this first floor apartment there are panoramic views of wide green valley leading to the sea.

Sleeps: 2 (Multiple properties at this location)

La Bifora is a charming romantic apartment on the first floor; there are a sitting room with fireplace, a kitchen, a double bedroom, a shower room, and a furnished roof terrace with wonderful views.

Sleeps: 4

Casa Anna is a converted cottage above the tiny hamlet of Sant'Anna di Stazzema, with a terraced garden, a Jacuzzi, and a covered pergola with lovely views of the surrounding hills. The owners have carefully converted and modernised their family retreat to make an excellent base for a holiday in these fascinating mountains.

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: 2 (Multiple properties at this location)

Casa della Guardia is a charming apartment, reached by a short stone staircase; it has kitchen/living room with dishwasher and fireplace, double bedroom, twin bedroom, bathroom, shower room, and furnished patio.

Sleeps: 2 (Multiple properties at this location)

This pretty little cottage has a living room with a fireplace, a small sitting-room study, a balcony, a small kitchen, a bathroom and a delightful, air-conditioned attic double bedroom with a breakfast area.

Sleeps: 2

Within easy walking distance of two golden beaches, Casa Fiori is a lovely apartment on the ground floor, offerring a beautiful view over the sea and the Bay of the Poets in Liguria.

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: 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: 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.

Sleeps: 2 (Multiple properties at this location)

An ex-chapel next to "I Vanzetti" on the Collina estate, La Chiesina has now been converted into a delightful little house for two. The Collina estate has been in the same family for over 400 years, and the charming owner is helpful and very knowledgeable about the area.

Sleeps: 2

Il Gelso is a charming, medieval cottage with an unaffectedly rustic, natural character, furnished with delightful good taste, It is just down the lane from the bar/restaurant/shop at the end of Orgia, a tiny, picturesque hamlet in the hills west of Siena.

Sleeps: 2 (Multiple properties at this location)

This large loft with seven panoramic windows on to the estate has a spacious living area with comfortable sofa beds, a fireplace, a piano and kitchen area as well as a double bed and separate shower room. Guests have a reserved spot in the park overlooking the nearby pond.

Sleeps: 2 to 4

Luna Rossa is a little house tucked away on the side of a hill, looking out towards the sea. The owner's own house is higher up but not overlooking Luna Rossa and in between there is a small pool, flanked by a kitchen and sitting room. The little towns on the coast road from Bocca di Magra to Lerici have wonderful fish restaurants, amongst which is Ciccio's outstanding establishment in Bocca di Magra itself.

Sleeps: 4

Tucked in the gentle hills outlying Siena, Podere Fulvia is a spacious apartment with floral gardens and a wisteria-shaded pergola, an excellent retreat for a couple seeking a comfortable place to stopover in the Tuscan countryside.

Sleeps: 2 to 4

The apartment, part of a stone built house on a hilltop 450 m above sea level, has wonderful views across the surrounding hills of the Casentino. It is reached through glazed doors and has a large comfortably furnished living room with a fireplace.

Sleeps: 2 (Multiple properties at this location)

La Sacrestia is a romantic ground floor apartment which opens onto a wide grassy terrace overlooking the estate's olive groves.

Sleeps: 2 (Multiple properties at this location)

Sleeps: 4 (Multiple properties at this location)

Romito is the name of the Saint that lived at Caminino in the 16th. C. This lovely apartment on the Pieve di Caminino estate, is fully equipped ad has private outdoor areas.