Sustainable stars

Taste the wine, plunge into the granite pool, play billiards in the library, linger outdoors as swallows swoop – eat delicious local dishes

A rarity, a smart little newly-refurbished eco-hotel in the middle of Palermo with a roof terrace for all-organic breakfast

A cool inn to match Totnes' independent spirit: a buzzy vibe, excellent food, great green credentials and nine stylish bedrooms upstairs

This is one of Britain’s greenest hotels, but that doesn't stop it overflowing with beautiful things, wonderful bedrooms and delicious food

Expect magical views from this peaceful, eco-friendly barn in a mid-Wales valley - wonderful escape for two, or come with a group of friends

Explore ‘Green Provence’ on e-bikes, enjoy the pool and calm of a Mediterranean garden surrounded by vineyards. Return to a delicious dinner

Eco swimming pool, solar panels, a farmhouse with funky yurts and finca casitas with open-air kitchens, two mins from white sandy beach

In a Normandy hamlet near the sea, leafy walled grounds envelop the old doctor's house. Now sumptuous, its fine features have been retained

Ultra-green credentials combine with sheer luxury, and valley views to Fowey. Stroll there down the hill (or owner Colin can drive you!)

2 farmhouses, one bracing escape - Scotland’s treasures are easily discovered from these light-filled eco homes in Loch Lomond National Park

A cottage on a farm with plenty of space for all, a sauna and a hot tub with views surrounded by rolling countryside well away from roads

Stylish sustainability in star-hung Alicante with solar power, gorgeous rooms and a pool. Authentic breakfasts and dinners await

Spacious, stylish, contemporary with a dollop of green living - hit the bookshops in Hay, canoe the Wye. Great for families

Lodge and gardens – superbly designed, immaculate, fresh, eco friendly – rest in unspoilt Picardy. Anglo-French hosts take turns to cook

A sustainably run 1902 farmhouse and its converted cattle shed in countryside close to a wonderfully wild stretch of the North Devon coast

Cool stone floors glow, food is fantastic, and the long pool beneath orange trees is a delight - all is harmony here, despite the road

A suburban eco retreat with plenty of carefully balanced energy savings, including an untamed garden and a natural pond for wild swimming

Delightful ground-floor apartment of eco villa with fine valley views, down the winding road from Montelparo. Wine tasting nearby!