The Best Beach Breaks

Il Capri Hotel is a neo-gothic style pink palazzo set in the pulsating center of Capri, only a few minutes walking from the famous Piazzetta.

This 19th-century farmhouse has been transformed into a boutique hotel with a 320-acre working farm. The 14 rooms are different with private gardens, terraces with outdoor hot tubs, dramatic views, or balconies onto the wilderness.

Ca’ P’a is situated in Praiano, a little town between Amalfi and Positano, on one of the most beautiful coasts in the world - the Amalfi Coast. Set within this inspiring vantage point of surrounding valleys, the extensive grounds at Ca’ P’a include tranquil lawns, organic fruit, and vegetable garden while enjoying a fabulous view of the Mediterranean sea.

Pardini's Hermitage is a secluded hideaway on the remote island of Giglio off the Tuscan coast. If you want to get away from the rest of the world to relax your mind, body, and soul, then Pardini’s Hermitage could be the place for you. Sitting on a promontory above a tiny bay, a twenty-minute boat ride from the island's main harbor, this family-run guesthouse is nothing if not secluded.

Since 1903, the Grand Hotel Miramare has been a gleaming white pearl on the Italian coastline. Set between the brilliant blue of its sea and the park's rich greenery, it stands like a beacon of luxury and history.

In the heart of the Camargue Regional Nature Park, Les Bains Gardians is set in a 4-hectare estate, between the characteristic landscapes of this wild region and the infinite blue of the Mediterranean Sea just a few hundred meters away.

La Ponche is a new boutique hotel with a restaurant and cool-designed rooms right in the heart of the old port of Saint-Tropez. A small Piaggio takes you one minute away to the cove that the hotel overlooks. At the piano bar, where Boris Vian's trumpet and Bardot's laughter resounded, people dance to the rhythm of French songs.

This iconic luxury boutique hotel in Porto Ercole is a familiar romantic getaway for discerning guests all over the world and those seeking exclusive weekend breaks from Rome, on the Tuscan Coast.

Teranka is a new sanctuary, set on a protected, beachside estate, on the magical island of Formentera. Full of light and enriched with contemporary art, the 35 rooms and suites in the three buildings Mar, Tierra and Cielo, radiate a refined simplicity that is the essence of Formentera.

Escape to a serene oasis at Masseria Moroseta, a white stone farmhouse nestled amidst a sea of olive trees in Puglia. Overlooking the Adriatic and the picturesque town of Ostuni, this modern farmhouse, built with traditional techniques and local materials, blends seamlessly with its surroundings. Immersed in 5 hectares of organic olive groves, the Masseria offers a tranquil retreat where you can reconnect with nature and experience the simple pleasures of rural life.

Still relatively under the radar, Patmos has long been a low-key favourite with the art and fashion set. With a rich Byzantine heritage that has shaped its architectural vernacular, this Dodecanese Island is all about the scene in its whitewashed Chora. Perched on a hill with cobbled lanes and energetic squares for morning coffees and pre-dinner drinks, it is the place to see and be seen on Patmos. Stay at Pagostas, a diminutive guesthouse in the Chora’s citadel that dates back to the 16th century — we love its roof terrace overlooking the sea.

Parco dei Sesi is a vast property in the heart of the archaeological Sesi Park on the island of Pantelleria, which overlooks the sunset and Africa at just 200 meters from the sea. Black volcanic stone architecture seamlessly integrated into the landscape, surrounded by an environment filled with history and natural beauty, secular traditions, and rhythms of slow living blend to create a powerful environment protected from mass tourism.

Quietly located on a 17-hectare estate, Sublime Comporta encapsulates the magic of the region - white beaches, cork trees, dunes, and organic gardens. The property is naturally designed to pay homage and respect to the surroundings, relying on natural materials, local crafts and artisans, and their very own vineyards. Sublime offers many activities from surfing, horseback riding, private cooking presentations, and yoga all designed to enjoy the splendor of the region.

Le Sirenuse opened in 1951, when four Neapolitan brothers, the Marchesi Aldo, Paolo, Anna, and Franco Sersale turned their summer house in Positano into a charming hotel, overlooking the bay of Positano. Today the 58-room resort is considered one of Italy’s leading seaside luxury hotels, though it still retains the intimate, cultured atmosphere of a private home.