Where to go in Italy, and when.
In depth guides to every destination where we have private villas: airports and transfers, the best towns to stay in, what to see and do, food and wine, day trips, events and the weather month by month.
Amalfi Coast
Sorrento
Capri
Naples, Ischia and Cilento
The green island of thermal springs, gardens and long Italian summers.
The most alive city in Italy: art, music, pizza and the sea.
A national park by the sea, Greek temples and the real taste of southern Italy.
Tuscany
The cradle of the Renaissance, lived from a private apartment or palazzo.
Vineyards, cypresses and stone farmhouses between Florence and Siena.
The UNESCO valley of cypress roads, Brunello and Renaissance villages.
Walled Lucca, the villas of the Lucca hills and the beaches of Versilia nearby.
The elegant beach life of Tuscany, between the Apuan Alps and the sea.
Wild Tuscany: lagoons, pine forests, thermal springs and the harbours of Argentario.
Eastern Tuscany: Piero della Francesca, Cortona and estates made for celebrations.
The Lakes
Belle Époque villas, gardens and boats on the most elegant lake in Italy.
The largest lake in Italy: olive groves, castles, sailing and wine.
Botanical gardens, the Borromean Islands and views to the Alps.
Intimate lakes, island monasteries and romantic villas away from the crowds.
Puglia and the South
Rome and Central Italy
The Eternal City from a private apartment or palazzo in the historic centre.
Hidden villages, lakes and Renaissance gardens an hour from Rome.
The green heart of Italy: Assisi, hill towns, truffles and Lake Trasimeno.
Renaissance Urbino, the Conero coast and rolling green hills.
Venice and the North
Private palazzi and apartments on the canals of the most unique city in the world.
Prosecco vineyards, Palladio and the Dolomites on the horizon.
Ski chalets in Cortina, Val Gardena and Alta Badia, and summer among the peaks.
Portofino, the Cinque Terre and the villas of the Riviera.
Barolo, white truffles and vineyard hills under the Alps.
The food valley of Italy and the home of Ferrari.
Sicily
Etna, the Greek theatre of Taormina and baroque Ortigia.
Arab Norman Palermo, Cefalù and the reserves of the west coast.
The Valley of the Temples, baroque Ragusa and long sandy beaches.
Volcanic islands, capers and very clear water.
Sardinia
Granite coves, emerald sea and the most glamorous marinas in the Mediterranean.
Gallura, wild beaches and medieval Castelsardo.
Caribbean colours at Chia and Villasimius, flamingos and nuraghi.