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While some people couldn't care less what their vacation rental looks like as long as they have somewhere safe, comfortable and warm to put their heads down at night, for others, the décor is very important and a key element in making for a good holiday. If you fall in to the latter camp, you are in luck! Our properties, all across Italy, are located in some of the best areas, have amazing amenities and, in many cases, are great beauties plucked right from interior design magazines, Pinterest and your dreams. If you want a holiday that screams good taste, gives you a taste of luxury and offers opportunities for wonderful photo opportunities from start to finish, just browse this selection of ten of our best decorated vacation rentals in Italy.

1. Pia

Beginning in the Italian Alps, Pia is a cosy and stylish chalet, built in 2015 across three storeys that is located in the hamlet of Ciampei.

There are many beautiful coastlines, dotted with resorts and offering holidays jam-packed with adventure, sea, sand and fun, all around the world. Some are particularly famous, like the glamorous French Riviera.

However, one particular stretch of coast in Italy is called the “Riviera of Fun”, also known as the Adriatic Riviera or the Romagna Riviera, in Emilia Romagna, is one of the country's best-known resort areas and very much befits its nickname.

Perhaps not the most elegant of places, or where to head if you are looking for peace and solitude but if you are looking for fun and the quintessential Italian seaside experience, there could be no better destination. Just find a vacation rental in Emilia Romagna and explore this Italian favourite for yourself.

Finally, here are the last of our round-up of the best foodie experiences that any food-lovers visiting Italy will not want to miss out on during their next visit. Take note, add them to your itinerary and thank us later.

Venice is one of the most romantic cities in the world and is a hugely popular honeymoon destination. It is only fitting, therefore that perhaps the most romantic dining experience in all of Italy is available in the city: galleon dinner cruises that take place on the Venetian lagoon. It is the perfect way to see a little of the city while enjoying good food and soaking up the romantic atmosphere, all at the same time. The boats are in the style of the typical traditional Venetian galleon that was used during the time of the Venice Republic, between 1600 and 1800, and they go out on cruises along the canals and around the islands of the lagoon.

Italy is an absolute paradise for food lovers and, as a result, we decided that it might be a good idea to compile a list of foodie experiences that are a must for those holidaying in the land of crowd pleasing meals.

If you feel like eating the best ice-cream in the world, for example, you should find a luxury villa in San Gimignano, as, located in the central Piazza della Cisterna, is the Gelateria Dondoli or Gelateria di Piazza. This little shop is known all over the world and has been visited by a large number of celebrities over the years. It has won countless awards, invents flavour combinations that attract gourmet-lovers to the town on a regular basis and has made it World Champion on two occasions. Arguably, this is one of the best places in the entire world to try some ice-cream. Owned by Sergio Dondoli, one of just ten Master Ice-cream Makers in Italy today, the gelateria places importance on passion and creativity and they are constantly innovating new flavours and recipes.

Continuing on from our last post, here are some more examples of famous Italian cocktails. Italy is cocktail rich and, as a result, if you're looking to sit back and relax on your next holiday, there could be no better place for it. Just sip on one of these famous drinks, enjoy your surroundings and learn to adopt the very different pace of life.

One particularly famous cocktail is the Negroni. Supposedly, invented in Florence in 1919 at Caffè Casoni (now called Caffè Giacosa), when Count Camillo Negroni asked the bartender to strengthen his usual Americano. It was suddenly transformed by adding gin rather than the normal soda water and the swapping of an orange garnish for the typical lemon garnish of the Americano. The cocktail became incredibly famous and the Negroni Family founded the Negroni Distillerie in Treviso, where they produced a ready-made version of the drink. Negroni Sbagliato, meanwhile, is a variation of the classic Negroni that was invented in Milan.