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Le Querciole Bed & Breakfast is located just a few miles from San Gimignano and easy distance from Florence in the beautiful wine producing region of Tuscany. A farm style hotel in Tuscany this is a great option for a stop off from a driving tour of the region or a relaxing family holiday with great food, great wine and amazing views, not to mention plenty to keep you busy and invigorated. Enjoy the wine tasting in Tuscany as its the best in Italy - dont enjoy it too much though as cycling through this most beautiful region in Italy is hard enough without being hangover!

Tenuta San Martino is the ultimate agriturismo - farm style hotel - experience for all the family at very affordable rates. Located about halfway between Milan and Turin, this large farm and vineyard establishment offers beautiful big rooms, activities both educational and exhilarating and of course, it's own natural produce and fine wine for your gastronomic pleasure!

Why not combine a trip to Italy's capital with a little exploration of the surrounding countryside and its many treasures? The Flavour of Italy Country B&B offers daily shuttles into the bustling city centre while out in the serenity of the Lazio Hills guests can take in some fresh air, do some cookery lessons and try some of the world's finest wines and knock down prices. American owned and run this charming farm style hotel in Lazio is now extremely popular with north american visitors so make sure you book well in advance in order to avoid disappointment!

The Hotel al Castello sits on the lapping shores of Lake Garda in northern Italy – one of the most stunning regions of panoramic beauty in this beautiful country. Family run and with an on site restaurant providing great home cooking from great local produce, this bargain accommodation, named after the medieval castle just metres away, is a true find!

The former convent of the Madonna di Costantinopoli has been a private residence for three generations until now, during which time this stunning building has undergone careful restoration to make it a truly salubrious countryside accommodation. Overlooking a valley in Umbria, less than two hours from Rome or Florence, and with a swimming pool, this is the ultimate relaxing holiday for the family. As far as value for money farm style hotels in Umbria go the Residenza Ex Convento della Madonna di Costantinopoli is one of the best there is in Italy.

In a classically Mediterranean building facing the sea in the famous coastal town of Positano near Napoli, the budget guest house Villa Giusy Positano offers simple lodgings at comparatively low rates. With arched doors, vaulted ceilings and a colourful tile scheme, this quintessential Positano residence is together homely yet refreshing.

Tenuta Cortevecchia Tuscany is probably the largest property in the Italy Hotels Direct group, with over 2300 hectares of land containing 20km of private road. The site of an ancient Etruscan settlement, it is now the epitome of everything the Tuscan countryside or riviera can offer together under one umbrella, with space for over 170 guests and never the need to set eyes on another person if that's what you want.

Le Grazie B&B is located just a few miles outside of Livorno - Tuscany's seaside town that offers links to some of the most charming islands in the Mediterranean including Elba, where Napoleon was exiled. Surrounded by lush hills and olive groves, this charming country villa has an outdoor pool and represents a fantastic low-cost getaway of driving tour stop-off point.

With a multitude of activities and excursions on offer and a choice location between Rome, Florence, Siena and Perugia, the Country House Santa Felicita Paterna offers a great value holiday for all the family. Enjoy the finest Italian cuisine, relax fishing by one of the regions stunning lakes or even do some motor-cross or horse riding at this converted medieval agriturismo.

On the edge of a medieval village in Tuscany, the Casa Vacanze San Regolo is a newly constructed complex of luxury villas containing seven self catering apartments. With spectacular panoramic views and a restaurant on site as well as wine tasting rooms - this farm style hotel in Tuscany is both well serviced and well maintained... in the Summer months you can enjoy a shared outdoor swimming pool, which many Tuscan farmhouse properties now boast given the extremely pleasant climate from June to September. These charming accommodations offers a great relaxing break in the heart of northern Italy.

The Italian countryside is a different world to its tourist-ravaged cities and the B&B Cá Bianca in Melazzo - a small Piedmont town about halfway between Genoa and Turin - offers a thoroughly relaxing and inspiring option for a short break or chapter of a driving tour. Close to the spa town of Acqui Terme and with a great on site restaurant.

Self catering in Italy doesn’t get much better than the Villa Rosella Resort complex on the Adriatic coast of the region of Abruzzo, with 16 charming and modern self catering apartments overlooking a grandiose swimming pool and abundance of private garden areas. Just a short walk from the beach and offering the privacy and liberty that 4 star hotels don’t, this is an ideal option for a value for money luxury seaside holiday.