The biggest draw: the exceptional view (best enjoyed from the private pool) overlooking a cozy Italian village.

An Italian villa vacation is an unforgettable and authentic way to experience la dolce vita. Staying in a villa, no matter where in the world, is one of the easiest ways to immerse oneself in the ...

Villa La Cassinella is technically not a private island. In fact, the 18th-century estate is not even on an island—it is perched on a secluded peninsula in Italy’s Lake Como. But this gloriously ...

When I began reporting on Italy's travel scene in the mid-1990s, well before I moved from Rome to the Umbrian town of Città della Pieve, Tuscany was considered an alternative destination. I still ...

Arise in the master suite at Villa Astor (pictured above) and you will see, through three double doors, Mount Vesuvius, Sorrento, and the island of Ischia—surely how William Waldorf Astor used to ...

An apartment in a historic villa, a renovated farmhouse south of the city center and a maisonette near the Arno River.

Want to live in a gorgeous Italian villa for free? It might sound too good to be true, but that could be your reality if you apply to live in Airbnb’s 1 Euro House in Sicily. The vacation rental site ...