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An original concept: a boutique resort in a working vineyard with an old lighthouse, whose beam mingles with sparks from distant Stromboli
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Pretty country-house hotel in the languid village of Malfa, with big pool, fragrant gardens and inspiring sea views
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Florence’s trend-setting boutique hotel has style, space, service and a very sought after address on the Piazza Santa Maria Novella
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A 19th century palazzo in the heart of Florence with vast suites, elegant salons, a roof terrace and all imaginable facilities (including butler service)
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Romantic villa with Renaissance frescoes, beautiful gardens, acres of vineyard and a luxurious spa - set in Chianti Classico country, 12km from Florence
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A charming, comfortable family-run inn set among the verdant hills next to Florence, with excellent service
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The comforts of a hotel in a designer apartment, located slap bang in the heart of Florence
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Historic mill on Florence's Arno river, transformed by a top Italian architect into 10 cool studios with fantastic garden and pool
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Intimate designer B&B in the heart of Florence, run by friendly young Italian couple
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A friendly, cosy, mid-budget B&B, which feels more like home than hotel, in Florence’s colourful Santa Croce quarter
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New sister guesthouse to Casa Howard Rome with inventive design, minutes from Florence station
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Four restored palazzi offering a comfortable, affordable and welcoming sanctuary within walking distance of Florence's centre
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Lavish use of space is the luxury in this beautifully restored 1800s villa right on Lake Como New!
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Liguria |
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Super-stylised Ligurian palazzo with pool set above the achingly beautiful fishing village of Camogli
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Naples & Amalfi |
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The prima donna of Positano is as classy and comfortable as ever, and still the only outstanding hotel in town
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A seriously stylish, ravishingly romantic hotel perched on the tip of the Amalfi Coast
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A medieval palazzo with sumptuous suites, panoramic pool, formal gardens and "the most beautiful panorama in the world"
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The Amalfi coast's first real design hotel adds slick white décor, bold artwork and delicate cuisine to those famous sea views
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A delightful restaurant-turned-boutique-hotel, perched above Sorrento's harbour, with 12 immaculate and artful rooms
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A veritable oasis in the heart of historic Naples, with tall palms, exotic flowers, a small pool and classy rooms
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A blissfully quiet old house near Positano, with an incredible sweep of gardens, sea-framed sunset views and just 6 elegant rooms New!
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Quirky, ethno-chic B&B off Piazza Dante: one of Naples' hidden gems, if you don't mind a bathroom across the corridor
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Simply furnished B&B rooms and weekly apartments, with tiered gardens around a Norman watchtower, and a pool overhanging the rocky coast
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The rustic and the refined combine in a charming small hotel near Paestum and the Cilento coast New!
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Northern Tuscany |
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An elegant looker for not much lucre in central Lucca
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Former hunting lodge, now an elegant country hotel surrounded by a serene Renaissance garden, 5km outside Lucca
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A large home in the hills above Lucca, with beautiful living areas, gardens, pool, and 6 bedrooms for B&B or villa rental
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Enjoy laidback lounging and a warm welcome in this fun, brightly coloured and stylish hotel in the Tuscan hills, just 25 mins from Florence
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Pure escapism from city life: a converted farmhouse on a 500-hectare organic farm, just 30 minutes from Florence and Siena
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Puglia |
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Contemporary chic meets rustic idyll: a hip, glamorous masseria conversion among orchards and olive groves
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Historic palazzo dominating the white hilltown of Ostuni, with Moorish patios and minimalist interiors from Milanese boutique Culti
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Secluded trulli farmhouse set among olive groves, with a contemporary makeover and cool pool (sleeps 4-7, min stay 1 week)
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Sublime, sophisticated converted farm, with chic white décor, set in olive groves near coastal Otranto
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Gorgeous and unpretentious 15th-century masseria near the sea, with flower-fringed lawns, beach-style pool, ancient olive groves and atmospheric boho-chic rooms
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A paragon of eco-minimalism: an 18th century fortified estate with monastically calm bedrooms, pure and perfect food, and 190 hectares of organic olive and fruit groves
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Traditional and contemporary, glamorous and rustic: a gorgeous trulli villa that’s perfect for friends and families (sleeps 8) New!
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Minimalism meets rural Puglia in this modernist masseria conversion, housing 10 self-catering studios for 2-4 New!
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Rome |
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Owned by the Ferragamo fashion family, a divinely gorgeous Italian townhouse overlooking designer-shopping heaven
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A stunningly lavish suite, exuding old-world opulence, in the heart of Rome's fashion quarter
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A secluded oasis in Trastevere, Rome’s most charming and buzzing district, with double and family rooms surrounding a cloister full of orange trees
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A pair of stylish 5-room guesthouses near the Spanish Steps, combining the comforts of home with the service of a 5-star hotel
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Central, chic, American-Italian owned B&B, with friendly multilingual staff who offer lots of local information
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An artist’s villa, filled with silk paintings, sculpture, and antiques, set in drop-dead-gorgeous Trastevere, Rome's ‘Left Bank’ New!
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Sicily |
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A sumptuous bedroom in a palatial residence of a Hohenstaufen-descended count and his engaging Austrian wife, plus 5 simpler apartments
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Owned by Jim Kerr of 'Simple Minds', this friendly hotel at the top of Taormina has breathtaking views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Coast
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Intimate oasis in a turn-of-the-century villa on the edge of Taormina, built into lush cypress-spiked cliffs above the Ionian sea New!
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Unashamedly designer rooms spread among contemporary riverside barns, with pool and lawns, 1.5km from Ortigia
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Six lovingly restored stone cottages, with vibrant rustic-chic interiors, overlooking the Baroque town of Modica
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Working olive farm with beautiful bedrooms, home-cooked food, African gardens and spring-fed pool on Sicily's south coast near Agrigento
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A boldly renovated farmhouse in rolling landscapes below the Madonie Mts, with great food, hiking/biking and a pool with a view
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