Riviera & Mediterranean

A Riviera place for a few days in which view, village and dinner matter more than beach.

Best season April to June and September to October

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Mediterranean luxury with its own bay: deliberately not ultra-luxury, but very well done, and relaxed precisely because of it.

Best season May to June, September to October

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The iconic Santorini image as a hotel: built into the cliffs of Oia, with caldera views, pools and fine dining.

Best season May to June, September to October

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Design luxury on the hill above Elia Beach: Mykonos, when the glamour grows quieter.

Best season May to June, September to October

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Botania is the most coherent relais on Ischia: a hotel that weaves its thermal baths into the garden. The best way to know the island beyond the coastal strip.

Best season May to June and September to October. Summer is hot and fully booked; spring and autumn offer mild weather, full garden bloom and more relaxed pricing.

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A working wine estate in the heart of the Luberon: the most coherent way to experience Provence, vineyard culture, and genuine quiet in a single stay.

Best season May to October: lavender blooms in June and July; the September harvest gives the stay an unexpected rhythm.

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Ten private villas above a hidden sea cove: the most considered way to experience Ischia away from the crowds.

Best season May to June and September to October: warmth and light without high-season pressure. Sant'Angelo fills up in August. The property stays calm, but the journey in becomes harder.

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Craveiral Farmhouse: the most coherent way to experience the Alentejo between its own kitchen garden and the Atlantic silence.

Best season April to June for flowering season and mild temperatures; September and October for harvest time and early autumn light.

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A genuine peninsula setting: harbour, yachts and the medieval silhouette of Šibenik right off the terrace, without the peak-season pressure of the better-known Dalmatian islands.

Best season May to June and September to October: comfortable temperatures, quieter atmosphere, clear water.

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Eagles Resort brings together two complementary properties, the service-led Eagles Palace and the more private Eagles Villas, on a peninsula framed by sea on three sides. We know this property personally and value it for combining genuine resort infrastructure with the privacy of a pool villa.

Best season May to June and September to October: comfortable temperatures, calmer sea, quieter than the peak summer weeks.

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Three distinct hotels, one bay: the most coherent way to experience the Cretan sea at its finest.

Best season May to June and September to October: pleasant temperatures, no peak-season crowds, the bay almost to yourself.

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Finca Cortesin does not explain itself. This historic manor house between Casares and the coast combines one of Europe's finest golf courses with a Mediterranean beach club, without ever becoming a resort in the conventional sense. We know this property personally and recommend it without reservation.

Best season March to May and October to November: mild, green, free of high-summer pressure. Golf is playable year-round; the beach club runs May to October.

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Four distinct hotels within one collection: the most considered way to experience Corfu as a family or couple.

Best season May to October: Corfu has an unusually long season. June and September offer the best balance of warmth without peak-summer crowds.

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An address that explains Ischia: 19th-century palazzo architecture, the Gurgitiello thermal spring rising directly beneath it, and a 1,600 m² spa that transforms that water into something singular.

Best season April to June and September to October: thermal facilities operate year-round; the island is quieter outside the summer months.

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The Residence Tunisia is one idea in two climates: a coastal resort in Gammarth north of Tunis with its own thalassotherapy centre, and a desert resort in Douz at the edge of the Sahara. Both belong to the Cenizaro group and share the same commitment to architecture and stillness. We recommend combining both; this makes for one of the most unusual itineraries in the region.

Best season October to April for Douz: comfortable Sahara temperatures, no summer heat. Tunis is accessible year-round; spring and autumn are the quietest and most pleasant months.

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Built on a lava cliff above the Tyrrhenian Sea: the most concentrated sea-view experience the Aeolian Islands have to offer.

Best season May to June and September to October: midsummer heat on Vulcano can be intense; early autumn offers the finest light.

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A historic castle estate near Es Capdellà, surrounded by gardens, olive groves and the Tramuntana.

Best season April to June and September to October, when the gardens are in bloom and the heat stays gentle.

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A small adults-only hotel where pines, sea and a serious kitchen sit closer together than they do elsewhere.

Best season May to October, for a warm sea and long evenings on the terrace.

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An understated clifftop address that leaves the stage to the sea: intimate, grown-up and quietly composed.

Best season May to October, when swimming off the rocks is at its best.

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