A typically lavish Italian headboard makes breakfast in bed a chic (and utterly instagrammable) affair, an elaborate fireplace serves as a focal point for cocktails or nightcaps, and the ornate frescoes and intricately carved wooden ceiling call for long lie ins, tracing the carpenter’s mastery from the mattress.įollow in the footsteps of Van Gogh, Albert Camus and other writers and painters who’ve found themselves enthralled by Provence’s beauty. This handsome stay in the city’s Regola district is a stone’s throw from the Tiber and far enough from the Vatican City to avoid the tourists. The star of the show has to be the pretty terrace, whose palms frame more knockout views of Modica’s hillside – a honey-baked tumble of baroque buildings, all vying for space and a bundle of distant fireflies at night.Īn elegant Roman apartment with gilt mirrors, frescoed ceilings and sky-high curtains, maybe a classic take on romance, but it’s a foolproof one.
Hole up here in the old town, amongst the blistered walls and white-washed rooms, for long siestas and sweeping views of ‘the city of a thousand churches.’ A pleasing combination of restraint and grandeur is at play in this Sicilian gem, with simple white curtains and linen covered sofas leaving the arched ceilings and intricate stonework to do the talking. With its unassuming entrance, original 18th century stone floor and old world furniture, this Sicilian hideaway is a fresh paean to Modica’s baroque history. So whether it’s for a honeymoon, a babymoon or simply an excuse to get away, here are the most romantic Airbnb’s to rent in Europe.
We’ve collected the in-the-know goodies, from Palladian beauties a stone’s throw from Bath’s sweeping Regency crescents to cosy, contemporary cabins perched along Nordic lakes. This is where our curator’s nose comes in. What’s more, said wading can constitute a full time job – which isn’t easy when you already have one. There’s a certain pleasure to be had in wading through lists of rental properties and Airbnbs, spurred on by the belief that a cool, off-grid, photogenic and affordable hideout is lurking beneath all algorithms, waiting to be discovered.
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