Wooden shutters and a lush green garden give away the game as you approach this former farmhouse. Just half an hour's drive north of Rome, it's a rural retreat straight out of a romance novel. Push open French doors and step into pretty rooms, complete with antique furnishings, beamed ceilings and open-hearth fireplaces. Bedrooms are similarly old school, with oil paintings, terracotta floors and wooden bedframes. And for a true taste of the rustic, the old open cooking fire still remains in the kitchen. The stunning gardens are where we bet you'll spend most of your days, whether lounging by the pool, swinging in a hammock chair, or sipping tea underneath a towering tree. Come evening, an outdoor kitchen is on hand for you to cook up some fresh local ingredients.