Discover Italy’s Green Heart – Umbria
The astoundingly beautiful countryside of Umbria, with its peerless arable lands producing food and wine like no other, is a true Italian gem. It's not difficult to see why we do such a brisk trade in our ...
Mykonos or Santorini?
Seeing as renting out holiday homes is kind of our thing, it's hardly surprising that our staff are pretty keen travellers too. When they head off on their jollies we always like to hear what they think. Our Ma...
A Dog Abroad – Everything You Need To Pack For Your Dog Friendly Holiday
A luxurious and relaxing holiday can be the highlight of the year. Sun, sea, sand and the perfect space to make long lasting memories. So who wouldn’t want to bring their four-legged friend along for the luxury...
The Local’s Guide to Authentic Tuscany
Tuscany is one of those destinations that makes everyone go glassy-eyed upon hearing the name. If you’ve ever been lucky enough to enjoy a stay at one of our many beautiful luxury villas in Tuscany, you’ll know...
Team Travels : The Cotswolds
In order to help our customers choose the perfect accommodation, we send our team out to scope out our properties and make sure we’ve got as much info on them as possible. We also get amazing photos so you can ...
The Local’s Guide to Authentic South Africa
Looking to get the very best out of your holiday? Here at Oliver’s Travels, we believe that travel is about more than simply going to new places – it’s enjoying the very best the regions has to offer and gettin...
Unmissable European Events and Festivals in August
August is a great month to go on holiday at one of our holiday villas! The European summer is in full swing, the kids are out of school so it’s a great opportunity to spend time together as a family and, better...
10 Tourist Faux-Pas To Avoid In Italy
What’s the point of travel if you’re not going to experience everything that’s wonderful about other cultures? If you don’t have any curiosity about the customs, character and cuisines of other climes, you migh...
Oliver Travels… to Morocco
We always like to think we're the experts when it comes to scoping out luxury villas throughout the world, and that our passion for travel shines through in all the properties we pick. That passion is pret...
Oliver’s Travels Visits the South of France
Recently two of the Oliver's Travels team, Alice (marketing) and Laetitia (product and photography) had a brief trip visiting a few properties in the South of France. This is the photo gallery of their trip - t...
The Local’s Guide to Authentic Umbria
Who wants to be doing the same boring things as everybody else while you're on holiday? To ensure you appreciate everything our regions have to offer, we're talking to our local experts to find the hidden gems ...
Will Hatton Puts his Feet Up At Chateau Chamborigaud
Writer and blogger Will Hatton recently visited our beautiful Chateau Chamborigaud. He's kindly taken the time to write us a blog about his experiences - when he finally got there, that is...
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Be The Ultimate Beach Builder With Our Sandcastle Butler!
It's an age-old tradition that sits alongside fish and chips, deck chairs and burying Dad up to his neck in the sand. Whenever the family hits the beach, it's only a matter of time (if you're anything like us, ...
The Local’s Guide to Authentic Bordeaux
Here at Oliver's Travels we're all about the authentic experience and enjoying everything that's unique and memorable about the destinations we offer. So if you're thinking of renting one of our luxury villas i...
The Joys of Winning an Oliver’s Travels Villa Holiday!
We recently ran a competition with Sunday Times+ for a stay in the beautiful Villa Du Fleuve, one of our favourite villas in Aquitaine. The prize was eventually snagged by lucky winners Hilary and Garry Ba...
The Local’s Guide to Authentic Dordogne
When you're off on holiday, there's something magical about leaving your comfort zone and trying new things. After all, if we didn't love challenging ourselves in other countries a bit, how come holidays abroad...
Cellar Tours : Interview with Genevieve McCarthy
In our experience, one thing that holidaymakers enjoy doing again and again is visiting vineyards. People just can't get enough of sampling Bordeaux in France, Riojas in Spain or a cheeky Friulano in Italy, not...
Top 10 Villas with Boat Moorings
There's so many places to see and so many luxury holiday rentals to choose from – but let’s face it, a holiday without fun on the water isn’t really a holiday! So why not choose a luxury villa with a boat ...
How to Spend a Family Holiday in Northern Italy
Italy often conjures up images of romantic getaways and is maybe not the first place you would think of for a family holiday destination. However, Northern Italy has a varied selection of activities perfect for...
The Local’s Guide to The Authentic Lake District
If there’s one thing we’ve discovered talking to our customers, it’s that everyone wants to get the best out of their holiday. In order to help people achieve that, we started asking around some of our property...
