Come for sea air, independent shops, great places to eat and this quirky cottage with plenty of room and a sunny walled garden

Immaculate Cotswold beauty with great food, welcoming staff, handsome rooms and a sun-trap terrace, plus countryside walks from the door

Two riverside properties with incredible views, for walkers, sailors, dogs... and self-caterers who aim to be spoiled rotten

Charming half-timbered house at the start of the Alsace wine route, with spacious rooms, tempting breakfast and a swimming pool

Your own cottage on a wine estate in a very beautiful part of the South Downs, famed for world-class sparkling wines

A small, trendy hotel, very much of its time, with oodles of style, stunning bedrooms and fantastic staff

Tucked away privately in part of a spectacular listed manor house, this apartment has wonderful views across to Hartland and the sea

Your very own château in the Dordogne for big family get-togethers and special celebrations

A sculptor's studio, flooded with light, converted into a restful holiday home surrounded by glorious countryside, near Totnes

Everything you need is here: a wood-burner for winter, a pool and spacious terraces for summer, and peace and beauty all year round

An ancient inn, spruce and restorative, in a picture-perfect village with open fires, tasty food and stylish, comfortable bedrooms

Gloriously green rural self-catering apartments with pool and lovely, friendly owners

By a lake, enclosed by woodland - a contemporary house and barn, full of handmade furniture – laze in a hammock, walk the Jurassic Coast

A truly delightful place to eat and stay with gorgeous bedrooms and good food, in a village with Tudor houses and ancient church towers

One of England's oldest coaching inns, full of history and wonky floors, on a Surrey market town's high street

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

A 1750 one-storey former farm building, beautifully converted into a lovely hideaway for walkers, nature lovers and peace seekers

Beautifully restored house with a literary history, no neighbours and private access to a sandy bay beyond the pines