This heavenly home couldn’t ask for a more idyllic location. It’s set into the rolling hills that define the border between Lucca and Pisa – two must-see cities – where ancient villages, petite castles and historic churches and palaces sit amid impossibly green vegetation. Surrounded by scenic woodland, you’ll find your only neighbours to be friendly foxes, boar, weasels and curious badgers. Built in the 1700s, this large, green-shuttered farmhouse sports a modern renovation that maintains the integrity of the past through its stone facade and flooring, charmingly crooked ceiling beams and a quaint, tiled kitchen perfect for rustling up hearty sharing plates of antipasto. Outside, sprawling lawns create a sense that the entire hillside is your playground, and you’ll find many seating and lounging areas to unwind in when you’re not splashing around in the turquoise pool. But we’ve saved our favourite feature for last: the tiled terrace, with its sloped beam roof supported by sturdy stone columns is utterly paradisiacal. Here, dine lavishly under a chandelier, surrounded by tropical plants and tumbling vines that create a pretty border for your uninterrupted mountain views.