Light-filled house full of modern art and antique finds with stunning gardens and a pool. The best of Provence is on your doorstep

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

Gite retreats in château grounds - welcoming and wonderful for young families. Build castles in the sandpit, make friends around the pool

A heavenly setting for this very well-hidden cottage with its own small pool, amazing views and delightful pebble beach below

Near Vosges mountains, a happy homely hotel surrounded by woods and flower-filled meadows with friendly hosts. Deliciously peaceful

An elegant hotel that feels like a well-kept secret, with charming staff, understated rooms and great restaurants a short walk away

Cast yourselves away to this beautiful island and a bright, spacious apartment with a rooftop terrace bang in the middle of the town square

A warm family and starlit suppers in a grand estate by Soller, near wildflower walks and beaches. Citrus mingles with exotic fragrances

Stylish B&B rooms in a peaceful little château, amongst rolling hills, woods and farmland - bikes and boules to borrow, lovely pool to share

An exquisite Provençal home for a large party, hidden behind grand gates in a small village surrounded by the pine-scented Alpilles

Come to recharge in the lovely Loire valley at this fine château surrounded by mature gardens and green countryside

A Renaissance farmhouse in a secret Welsh valley with a stunning garden. Sleep under soaring beams, enjoy peace and warm hospitality

History, tranquillity and genuine warmth in a beautifully restored medieval château, deep in the heart of the countryside

An elegant, historical building in the heart of Catania - an intimate hotel, yet grand with gorgeous architecture and a wonderful welcome

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

An exquisitely restored 500-year-old inn, where the accent is very much on food, reared and grown nearby and with very comfortable rooms

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

Stylish steading where clean architectural lines meet Scottish agricultural heritage with some mid-century magic in the mix