Property of the Week

On a hilltop in San Severino, at the crossroads that linked the Adriatic sea with the Flaminia way in Roman times, a canopy of mature trees shelters a huge, ancient villa. - ...read more

Entering Casentino is like stepping into an enchanted wood. The sky is a narrow slice of blue among the intricate canopy of beeches, helms, lime trees and maples, stretching tall and straight like verdant spears. - ...read more

An ancient stone village wrapped by thick walls perches high on a hilltop in the Abruzzo mountain. Watched over by a soaring tower, the intricate maze of narrow alleys, cobbled squares and portico-lined streets that makes up Santo Stefano di Sessanio is an enduring testament to the reach and power of the Medici family, of which this Abruzzese villace once was a stronghold (despite being some 400 kilometres from Florence). - ...read more

A pretty stone house in vernacular Apulian style, the cream-hued Villa Arco brings together the best of traditional architecture and new build comfort - ...read more

Villa Fontana may be pricey but it is also one of a kind. This grand, historic villa near Cortona, which comes complete with frescoed ceilings, chapel and lake, is available for sale for the first time in 500 years - ...read more

At the foot of the sweet, gentle Euganean Hills, in a rich countryside that is famous for fine cheeses and rich aromatic wines, a crop of slender, crenellated towers soar high towards the pale blue sky. - ...read more

A medieval hamlet set among olive, fruit and oak trees on the hills near Cortona has been turned into twenty-one beautiful, authentic homes available to purchase on a fractional ownership basis - ...read more

A handful of stone houses set among the gentle hills of Umbria are undergoing a careful restoration to become eight atmospheric homes. - ...read more

An established restaurant in the heart of Lucca is available for sale complete with furniture and furnishings - ...read more

Framed by tall cypresses, an old stone tower soars high over the mellow countryside outside Cortona. Set in a listed estate, Torre di Lombardi affords far-reaching views across the precise geometry of the neighbouring fields, the soft hills beyond and the fortress-topped outline of Cortona. - ...read more

Perched on a hillside overlooking the red roofs of Campli, a historic town in Abruzzo, a whitewashed villa with a stone tower stands guard over mellow hills, thick cluster of trees and a mosaic of green and taupe fields. - ...read more

Deep in a verdant valley just outside Fiesole, a handful of ancient stone farmhouses cluster around an elegant 15th century villa. It is Il Poggiolo, a historic estate which a sensitive development has turned into an idyllic hamlet of perfect second homes. - ...read more

Up a steep hillside, the taupe splash of ancient stone houses breaks the ocean of green stretching from jagged peak to wooded foot. The pretty jumble of red roofs, baby blue windows and cobbled streets soon resolves into the medieval village of Colletta di Castelbianco, in the Pennavaire valley, halfway between Genoa and Nice. - ...read more

The view from Villa Circi is a mosaic of colours. The myrtle silhouette of pine trees and silver firs cast their shade over sinuous hills of fern green and pale brown fields. - ...read more

An ancient house of pale taupe stones stands in the heart of Taponecco, a Tuscan village of cobbled lanes and gentle arches perched high on a hill in Lunigiana, in north-eastern Tuscany. - ...read more

Sheltered behind a low wall, a creamy-hued stone longhouse surveys a verdant countryside of oaks and granite outcrops, a small lake sparkling in the distance. - ...read more

A princely country retreat is this week's featured property - a great location as well with sea and skiing both a short drive away. - ...read more

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