The Best Beach Breaks

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.

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.

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.

Crossing the country roads, surrounded by spectacular olive trees, you will reach Masseria Moroseta, the white stone farmhouse that stands proudly on the ridge, overlooking the sea and Ostuni.
 Built with local materials and traditional techniques, modern architecture is influenced by the Masserie of the past. Immersed in five hectares of organically managed olive groves, the Masseria is an enclave of relaxation and rural simplicity.

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.