Sun, sea and delcious food: 10 wonderful agriturismos in Italy

From a family farm where you can help yourself to lemons and oranges in the orchard to an old shepherd’s house with views of the sea

You can’t beat an agriturismo. Rural locations, owners whose main job is farming, plus food and drink produced on site all add up to a charmingly informal stay. There is rarely a reception desk and there’ll be dogs and crowing roosters to contend with, but they offer brilliant food and a friendly welcome. And they are not all buried in the countryside; there are lots of agriturismos around Italy’s 5,000 miles of coast. Here are 10 within walking or cycling distance of the beach.