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Choose a country house, wine relais or rural estate with enough time to enjoy where you stay. Gardens, local food and pool afternoons belong alongside the towns and landscapes you want to explore.
Choose the stay, not just the scenery
The grounds, food and shared spaces can be part of the holiday. You need not set out on an excursion every morning.
A country setting may mean driving to restaurants. We check dining options and can arrange selected transfers or a driver for wine visits.
Rooms may be spread across farmhouses, annexes or historic buildings. Steps, kitchens and distance to the pool can matter as much as the category.
A starting selection
These examples show the different stays we can bring into your holiday. Explore the individual hotel pages for room advice, facilities, access and suggested combinations.
Euganean Hills · Veneto
A small country house with generous rooms
Four bedrooms and a separate apartment, home cooking, gardens and a pool reward time at the house.
Planning your stay
A car is recommended. Main bedrooms are upstairs and the house advertises an adults-only setting; we check individual needs.
Combine with Padova or another Veneto base.
Near Tarzo · Prosecco Hills
Pool days and selected wine visits
Gardens, an outdoor pool and spacious accommodation suit a slower stay among the hills.
Planning your stay
This is a rural address. Plan evenings and transport from the start; consider a driver for wine tastings.
A country contrast after Venice.
Near Ispica · South-east Sicily
A small wine relais for the Baroque towns
Seven individual rooms, a garden pool and La Moresca restaurant give this farm-and-winery setting its appeal.
Planning your stay
We recommend a car. Superior Rooms are upstairs without a lift; Suites offer different layouts and access.
Combine with Siracusa or another side of Sicily.
Near Urbino · Le Marche
Vineyards and restored farmhouses
A rural estate for cultural outings, local food, wine and spa time, with grounds worth enjoying between excursions.
Planning your stay
A car is useful. We compare the room building, layout and any family accommodation.
Pair Renaissance Urbino with the Adriatic.
Near Rossano · Calabria
A historic estate among olive groves
Restored farm buildings, an old olive mill, a library and a pool give this country stay a distinctive local story.
Planning your stay
Choose a room or apartment around your need for space. A car helps with Rossano and the surrounding area.
Contrast the estate with Calabria’s coast.
Near Lecce · Puglia
An individual castle retreat
Art-filled interiors, olive and citrus grounds and time by the pool suit a hotel-led rural stay.
Planning your stay
This is outside Lecce. Plan a car or driver for outings and evenings away.
Combine with Lecce or the Salento coast.
Make the hotel part of the journey
A week in one well-chosen base can be rewarding in its own right. For ten to fourteen nights, we usually begin with two complementary stays and allow time for the move between them.
Begin with art and neighbourhood walks, then move into the hills for wine visits and hotel time, planning a car or driver for the rural stage.
Pair city walks with a settled base near Ispica, using a car for towns and beaches rather than moving for each outing.
Stay near Urbino for countryside and cultural days, then change the pace with a coastal hotel in Le Marche.
Before choosing
Sometimes, with meals and outings planned in advance. A rural setting does not automatically make a convenient public-transport base.
Not automatically. We explain what your arrangement includes and reserve selected tastings or winery visits separately where needed.
Yes. A city first, followed by a longer country stay, often creates a useful contrast. Two well-chosen bases are a sensible starting point for ten to fourteen nights.
Continue exploring
The best choice may be a different setting. Compare the collections or return to the full selection to explore by destination.
Plan with ExpertoItaly
Tell us your dates, who is travelling and what you value in a hotel: the view, space, food, atmosphere or freedom to explore. ExpertoItaly will recommend suitable stays and bring the travel arrangements together.
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