By region
Twelve regions, each with its own season
Villa prices per week, hotel rates per night, property per square metre and the highlights that make each coast, lake and valley what it is.
Saint-Tropez to Menton
French Riviera
The original summer of luxury, still the most glamorous stretch of coast in the world.
Positano, Ravello, Capri
Amalfi Coast and Capri
Cliffs, lemons, a boat to the Faraglioni and the most romantic hotels in Italy.
Cernobbio to Bellagio
Lake Como
Villas, gardens and a lake that has drawn the rich since the Romans.
Marbella, Sotogrande, Málaga
Costa del Sol
Three hundred days of sun, seventy golf courses and Europe’s most complete villa market.
Port d’Andratx, Deià, Palma
Mallorca
Mountains, coves, a capital worth living in: the most complete island in the Mediterranean.
Villas, beach clubs, the north
Ibiza
The most expensive summer in Spain and, in the north, one of the quietest.
Porto Cervo, Sardinia
Costa Smeralda
The Aga Khan’s coast: pink granite, emerald water and the yachts of August.
The original winter resort
Engadin and St. Moritz
Champagne climate, frozen-lake polo and the most expensive chalets in the Alps.
Chianti, Val d’Orcia, Forte dei Marmi
Tuscany
Estates among the cypresses, the harvest, and a coast the Milanese keep for themselves.
The new luxury coast
Dubai Marina and the Palm
Palm villas, branded residences and a skyline that changes every season.
Southampton to Montauk
The Hamptons
Shingle houses behind hedges, the Atlantic and the summer capital of American money.
Quinta do Lago to Lagos
Algarve
Golden cliffs, Atlantic light and the golf triangle that became a year-round home.