With breathtaking views of the hills above Nice, a splendid villa with big bedrooms, shimmering infinity pool, and generous, fun owners

Authenticity and originality combine at this family chateau with its panelled rooms, theatrical flourishes and charming candlelit dinners

Painting courses on request, gardens full of roses, a parasol’d terrace, a seductive pool… we love this welcoming, traditional hotel

Get to know Lisbon with ease from this generous and comfortable townhouse hotel bang in the middle of the city centre

Immerse yourselves in the heather-clad peaks, moorland, glens and diverse wildlife of the magnificent Pentland Hills Regional Park

Family-run B&B in an authentic and informal home. Stay for delicious dinners, walk along the river, explore Umbria’s heritage

Kate makes you feel at home the moment you enter her great big beloved house - full of books, guitars and a piano, antiques and huge spaces

Come for pristine beaches, long walks to Barbate, sea views, whale watching trips and serene suites

A dramatic house with stylish interiors – designed to bring the outdoors in so you feel wrapped in nature. Great for families or friends

Generous simplicity and organic farm cooking in this rustic Tuscan farm with library, yoga, family apartments and natural lily-dotted pond

An old bakehouse, part of a farm gifted to The National Trust for Jersey with a beautiful walled garden filled with wildflowers in spring

Gorgeous off-grid suites invite you to slow down surrounded by nature with long views and good food

All you'd hope for, and more! Enormous rooms, marvellous beams, majestic views and wines from their vineyard

Deep in Burgundy's wine country, an elegant maison de maître sits in acres of gloriously private parkland

Such lovely views from this light-filled flat, built in the 19th century – curl up with a book and gaze out to sea

Converted barn with the most welcoming owners – the garden and pool are all yours; explore a less touristy part of the Dordogne

Swings, a terrace and pool in 2 acres ringed by fields and tranquility, and lakes and vineyards beyond. Family bliss in Quercy

Three very special places to stay on one glorious estate. Gather those whose company you enjoy and immerse yourselves in beauty and history