Superb rural views, excellent hiking and generous bedrooms. Cristina and Alec take good care of guests - the food is delicious

A hugely seductive and stylish special place - with magnificent views, pool and bikes, vineyards and hilltop villages to visit

Your own wing of an impressive 1700 baronial castle, restored with authenticity and with a lovely garden, wildlife and a little river

Sweep along the gravel drive through lawns and specimen trees to this elegant manor house with 17th-century roots

A grand old Georgian building with a big old welcoming atmosphere, roaring fires, delicious food, ales and wine, warm and calming bedrooms

A smart riverside inn with airy interiors that brim with character – old beams, open fires, well-kept ales and comfy bedrooms

A neatly-converted old farmhouse on a quiet country lane with bright living spaces, heated pool, garden and hot tub just minutes from sandy beaches

Historic, eco-friendly elegance, views over Etna and Naxos Bay, jasmine-scented gardens... and a charming family feel. Stroll into Taormina

Garden and mountain views from this pretty villa for two - Lake Como shimmers below. Pick up morning pastries in picturesque Mezzegra

A handsome Grade II listed pub with rooms in the heart of one of England's best foodie towns

A romantic and very comfortable retreat in a smartly converted dairy with a pretty garden, close to the South Downs

Ease through a beautiful wrought iron gate to a courtyard and an elegant 1700s creamy stone holiday house, part of the château estate

A small top terrace can be booked for romantic evenings and you can lunch or dinner at the delightful floating restaurant

Come for an oasis of peace - no crowds in the National Park, just olive groves, mountain views and tranquil nature

A super upside-down house perched on a cliff in bustling Saundersfoot with glorious views over the beach and the Atlantic

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

A deliciously rural stone house with charmingly simple rustic-chic interiors and saline pool - an hour from Perugia

A rural idyll with a hot tub under starlit skies and surrounded by gorgeous countryside in the South Lakes within a hop of vibrant Cartmel