Cuneo

High in the Alps: a hamlet-hotel (half board) and a walkers’ paradise, where the living is easy and the meals are delicious

Walk to everything from this lovely old family-run B&B with colourful bedrooms and cheery owners, central Saluzzo, Piedmont

On the edge of Govone, a food and wine lovers’ B&B. Your warm hosts’ refined taste does not miss a beat: all is immaculate from top to toe

Walk in, curl up and make yourself at home: Paolo and Flavia’s apartments are simple, stylish, and awash with character and charm

Hilltop farmhouse converted into a light and spacious, contemporary country house where vintage and modern happily mix. Stunning views, too

Stock up on delicious, soft sheep's cheese nearby, return to a sweet house with salvaged finds and charm aplenty. A super bolthole for 2

In the vine-clothed hills around Alba and Bra, a family estate at the heart of Italy's best wine region. Food and views are marvellous