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★ 53 editor-rated stays · 43 destinations · independently assessed
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How rare and irreplaceable the place is
- 02Design
Architecture, interiors, and material honesty
- 03Setting
Location, views, and sense of place
- 04Service
Care, anticipation, and warmth
- 05Soul
The intangible reason it stays with you
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Destinations
Baix Empordà
Medieval villages, hidden coves and the Empordà's quiet luxury
S'Agaró & the Golden Coast
Grand-dame glamour on the Costa Brava's most exclusive bay
Alt Empordà & Cap de Creus
Wine country, Dalí light and the wild Cap de Creus
Serra de Tramuntana, Mallorca
Mountain-and-sea drama, olive terraces and the island's grandest country hotels
Palma & the South, Mallorca
A great Mediterranean city, a castle on the hill and the beachy southeast
Costa del Sol, Marbella
Golden-Mile glamour, golf, beach clubs and Andalusian sun
Costa de la Luz, Cádiz
Wild Atlantic beaches, white towns and a slower Andalusia
Ciutadella & the West, Menorca
Menorca's loveliest old town, palace hotels and rural estates
Maó & the East, Menorca
A great natural harbour, design fincas and the south-coast coves
Priorat, Tarragona
Steep-slope wine country, stone villages and Spain's quietest luxury
Folegandros, Cyclades
The quiet Cycladic island, cliffside design and total privacy
Imerovigli, Santorini
The highest, quietest caldera village and its cave-suite hideaways
Oia, Santorini
Santorini's famous sunset village and its polished suites
Mykonos, Cyclades
Beyond the party — the island's design hotels and quiet coves
Val d'Orcia, Tuscany
The postcard Tuscany — cypress hills, Brunello and hilltop castles
Chianti, Tuscany
Wine country between Florence and Siena, and its castle hotels
Florence & Fiesole
The Renaissance city and the green hills of Fiesole above it
Maremma, Tuscany
Southern Tuscany's wild, empty corner — hills, wine and quiet
The Siena Hills, Tuscany
Green estate country west of Siena, and its garden hideaways
Ibiza Town & the south
Dalt Vila history, design addresses and the sunsets of Es Vedrà
North & interior Ibiza
Orange groves, quiet coves and the island's slower rhythm
Valle d'Itria & the Adriatic, Puglia
White towns, olive groves and masserie between Ostuni and the sea
Salento, Puglia
Baroque towns, two coastlines and design at Italy's heel