Rustic farmhouse with lovely gardens, a swimming pool and superb views over the Pyrenees – the sunrises are amazing

An elegant manor house with pretty bedrooms, pool and large grounds. Nathalie looks after you with ease and sets you up with big breakfasts

Beauty, charm and tranquillity an hour from Florence, on a bio-sensitive farm known for Chianina cattle and white truffles

A 200-year-old quintessential Umbrian farmhouse with pool, immersed in nature and with no immediate neighbours for lazy, peaceful days

Homely furnishings and 17th-century charm at this estate on the Severn, whose owners are mad about horses and give you fine home produce

A peaceful, very stylish bolthole for 2 on the doorstep of glorious Holyrood Park, with Edinburgh’s sights a stroll away

A beautiful rural escape for couples or families with the delights of the Cotswolds all around. Dogs very welcome too

A cosy nest on the ramparts of an ancient fishing port, with sparkling lagoon views from a top-floor living area

Set off on blissful walks, trek home to crumpets and tea. There’s no better place to escape the 21st century than rural Devon

An architect-designed bolthole with two art galleries, a restaurant, studios and a paper mill by the seaside - a Sawday’s Community Champion

Two lovely cottages with a fresh, modern style, private terrace, tranquil communal gardens with an orchard and pool

Big house with bags of character and easy access to beaches, cafés and cobbled streets, coastal paths and hidden coves

A 18th-century house with pool in a small town with friendly owners and a tropical garden of banana, fig and, of course, frangipani

In pretty Vernon, a peaceful and comfortably large townhouse with roses rambling around the door

A harmonious B&B in Chinon wine country. Home-cooked food, comfortable beds, easy conservations with your host and starry skies at night

A most enchanting and welcoming Provençal mas sitting in acres of private parkland with woods, meadows and a small lake for magical stays

A cottage for two on a wonderfully eco wine school and vineyard. Gaze at magnificent views from your terrace

Fall in love with this riverside village, lost in a valley in lower Normandy, and this sunny house for couples or families