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Casa Minerva is a seriously pretty old stone building that is located right in the historic core of the charming Medieval city of Cortona, one of the loveliest towns in all of Tuscany. However, despite being in a historic building and surrounded by ancient structures, Casa Minerva has been carefully decorated and finished in recent years to create a wonderful property combining the best of old and new worlds under one roof. Those who are looking to enjoy all of the aesthetic delights and traditional touches of Tuscany and to be located right in the centre of all of the action of one of the region’s best destinations but who don’t want to miss out on modern conveniences and comforts, therefore, will find this to be a perfectly cosy gem. With air-conditioning throughout and some massive old fireplaces, the property is also ideally set up for optimal temperatures year round, whether you’re enjoying a break during the hottest months of the summer or if you’re after a winter getaway during the coldest time of the year. 

In addition to being close to all of the winter sports that you could hope to enjoy – from the classics such as skiing and snowboarding to the more adventurous options like paragliding and ice-wall climbing – choosing a vacation rental in Italy’s ski region means that you will also get to enjoy the unique charms and traditions of these gorgeous resort towns and villages. You’ll be able to enjoy hearty cuisines that have influences from all across the Alps, you’ll be able to attend amazing traditional Christmas markets in and around the holidays, you’ll get to enjoy the Italian take on the après-ski lifestyle, and you’ll do all of this in scenic and charming surroundings. The alpine towns of Italy boast those famous peaks and crags, snow-capped or covered, blanketed by firs, and dotted by other resorts as a backdrop and centres that feature pretty cabins plucked from the front of postcards and travel guides. Our holiday rentals in this part of the world are usually this very sort of picturesque and charming cabin, the perfect sort of place to really soak up the atmosphere of this magical part of the world. So, if you’re interested in a holiday in which you enjoy the outdoor pursuits of the winter wonderland outside and then have a warm and cosy and incredibly lovely cabin to return to each evening, if you want to sip on something warm and delicious as you gaze out at those picture-perfect landscapes, and if you want to make memories that will last a lifetime, then check out our guide to some of our prettiest cabins in Italy’s ski region...

When you are looking to book a villa with us and come to our website, you will quickly discover that there are various filters and tools that you can use in order to make your searches more efficient.

For example, you can choose a destination, like Tuscany and see only our vacation rentals in Tuscany. Then, when you have those results, you can use our various filters to ensure that the properties being suggested to you offer things such as a particular number of bedrooms, a pool, air-conditioning, etc, or that they fall within a certain price range, allow pets, are accessible, are close to or in a town, are near the sea, etc.

Once you have all of your filters in place to help you find a property with all of the features that you need you can then also use the Select Sort drop-down feature found just across from where you are given the number properties that fit your criteria so that you can organise these results in a particular order: Rating High-to-low, Price low-to-high, Price high-to-low, etc.

All of these filters and sorting tools are really helpful in narrowing down your search, particularly for a destination with such a great number of options to choose from on our website like Tuscany, and we highly recommend that you make use of them in order to help you readily find the perfect fit for you and your needs!

Among our property listings, you’ll find plenty of incredible villas in Italy that are luxurious, 5-star gems with all of the bells and whistles you could ask for. You’ll also find historic properties that are well-preserved and lovely and make you feel like royalty or stylish and cool properties with interiors that have been carefully considered and look like something plucked right from the pages of an interior decorating magazine. Then there are the luxury properties that are on a level of their own, that boast truly incredible facilities, and have plush interiors that rival the most elegant hotels in the world. Villa Oria, in Salento, falls into this latter category of our luxury villas in Apulia. A real show-stopper, this seven bedroom (accommodating up to 18 guests), 10 bathroom villa spreads over a whopping 1040 m2 on 4 hectares of surrounding grounds and will set you back between €1310 and €3836 per night. 

Each year, we work to get the next year’s villas ready for booking in advance in order to make it even easier for our customers to secure the exact dates, destination, and villa that they are after. As of this week, our 2023 calendar has been opened, allowing all of our early birds and organised holiday-planners to start thinking about their 2023 vacation right now. So, whether you just like having plenty of options and availability, you’re booking a big trip for your extended family or friends, you’re looking to commemorate an important birthday or anniversary, you’re planning a wedding, or any and all of the above, then now is the best time to get to it! You will currently find the widest range of amazing vacation rentals in Italy across our website, with a variety of price points, locations, destinations, amenities, and more to choose from but here is a small sample of some of the incredible holiday rentals in Italy that you could be enjoying on your 2023 Italian getaway if you book today...