Cottages to Castles (01622 775217, www.cottagestocastles.com) Offers some 300 well-chosen and characterful villas and apartments throughout Italy, mostly in the middle and upper price brackets. Main ...

There are no famous historical figures to discover in the Valle d’Itria in Italy’s central Puglia, no city of note with theaters and great cathedrals. Instead, it’s a quiet place of rolling green ...

Meon Villas (0870 850 8551, www.meonvillas.co.uk) The number of properties in Italy in Meon's 2004 Europe brochure has been cut to 15, despite an increase in bookings last year. However, all are of an ...

Valle d'Itria — There are no famous historical figures to discover in the Valle d'Itria in Italy's central Puglia, no city of note with theatres and great cathedrals. Instead, it's a quiet place of ...

The most magical, must-see attraction here is this: stone cottages with conical roofs called trulli, grouped together in the town of Alberobello, a UNESCO World Heritage site. There are no famous ...