Trequanda City, Toscana

Set in a striking, prominent position on a corner, in the bend of a quiet country road just outside the medieval hilltop village of Castelmuzio (5 minutes’ walk away), this lovely villa in mellow Tuscan stone and brickwork boasts a fascinating history, dating back to the 11th century.

Villa Le Crete is a charming, newly-renovated cottage set on a hilltop surrounded by the rounded clay hills of the so-called “Crete Senesi”. The views are those of the English Patient and you can clearly see the Abbey where it has been filmed few hundred meters away as the bird flies.