Barclay International
Group
This company has offices in New York and London. It offers apartment
and house rentals in a dozen European countries.
Camper &
Nicholsons International
CNI has a tiny but exclusive selection of properties in France; the
company will find other high-end European rentals on request.
ClassicVacationRentals.com
Rent a villa, chalet, castle, cottage, or apartment in England, France, or
Italy. Properties tend to be upmarket, though there are some bargains among
the listings.
Country Homes Portugal
Rural Portugal is the focus of this Netherlands-based company, which offers
quintas, cottages, etc. in the country's central highlands for vacationers,
long-term sojourners, and retirees. The site also has general information for
travelers and expatriates.
ECEAT
The European Centre for Eco Agro Tourism publishes directories of "green" farm
vacations in the Netherlands and 21 other European countries. Online listings
will be available soon.
Escapade
Book a hotel room or a vacation rental in Andorra, France, or Spain.
European Escapes
Choose from more than 4,000 resort and city properties in 13 European
countries. You can subscribe to a monthly newsletter that lists special rental
deals.
France Direct
Click the "Regions A-L" or "Regions L-Z" link for listings
of self-catering gites, villas, châteaux, and apartments.
French Connections
Holiday quarters of every kind, including gîtes and ski
accommodations, are on tap for visitors to France.
Gites in France
Rent or buy anything from a château to a mobile home. In addition to the
Lets/Rentals page, the site has tourist information and maps.
Holiday Cottages Group
This long-established British firm handles more than 12,000 properties in
England,
Ireland,
Scotland, and
France. Prices are
displayed in a choice of currencies, and you can charge the rental to your
credit card.
Holiday Housing
(Mitwohnzentrale)
Helga Gross focuses on Venice and the Veneto region, but her Italian partners
can put you up in Florence or Rome. See my
article
on her services.
The Manor Houses of Portugal
Stay at a high-quality B&B in town, a quinta in the
countryside, or one of 200+ cottages and villas in Northern
Portugal and the Algarve.
RentVillas.com
This California-based firm rents properties in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal,
Greece, and Great Britain. Use the "Villa Wizard" to find a
house or apartment that meets your specific needs.
Self-Catering in
Scandinavia
Rent a cottage or apartment in Norway or Sweden. (This site also lists a few
properties in Denmark).
Tuscany.net
Rent a castle, villa, or palazzo in Italy. Hotels are also listed here.
Vacanca
Choose from more than 500 vacation rentals in 20 countries. Pick a country,
then click the links for detailed descriptions with photos.
Casale
Villarena
These four apartments in a converted farmhouse are on the Southern coast of
Italy's Sorrentine Peninsula, between Capri and Positano.
Chez Tim
Chinon, France (in the Loire Valley, 45 minutes from Tours) is the
location of this renovated 200-year-old house with a garden and swimming pool.
The house can be rented by the week, month, semester, or year.
Spanish Sun
Golfers are likely to go for "Spanish Sun," a three-bedroom
apartment overlooking the first fairway of the Westin La Quinta Golf Resort in
Marbella on the Costa del Sol.
Durant
& Cheryl Imboden's
