
Here are hundreds of irresistible excuses for going to Italy. Be welcomed & utterly seduced by the vitality & sheer authenticity of Italy & its people. This collection of some 400 places provides ready-made friends & contacts with beautiful & interesting houses to spend time in. Stay in a B&B at the foot of Mount Etna a 16th-century monastery on the Italian Lakes a medieval hamlet in Le Marche
- there's even an entire village in Tuscany. Find plenty to do & learn too; there are yoga retreats & art & drama workshops we have one farm that runs pottery & textile holidays another where you can go truffle hunting or honey collecting. Plus our Ethical Collection marked on entry pages highlights owners' commitment to the environment the community or to serving local or organic food.