Mario Cesare - Exclusive Charming B&B

This is the only B&B in our Italian selection, and it sits in Gergei, an inland village in the Sarcidano far from Sardinia’s coastline. The appeal is what that distance buys: the nuraghe complex of Su Nuraxi at Barumini is close by, as is the Giara plateau, and the surrounding countryside is agricultural rather than touristic. Four guests across two bedrooms and two bathrooms, with a garden, a terrace, parking, air conditioning, a washer and a workspace. Breakfast and the daily rhythm of a B&B make this a different proposition from the self-catering houses elsewhere on this list — better for a few nights inland than for a fortnight.