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When to go, how to arrive privately, what to wear and how to tip: everything to plan a first-class journey around the Mediterranean.

Alfama and the Tagus, LisbonPhotograph: ClickerHappy

The trip planner

Sketch your journey, with the costs

From your home, anywhere in the world, to any hotel, resort, marina or cruise port in the Mediterranean and the Alps: the best airports, the transfers, our first-class hotels and an estimated cost for the whole trip. No sign-in.

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The lists

Every list is checked by hand and dated.

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Plan your trip, country by country

Each country page answers the questions travellers ask most: the best time to visit, private jet arrival, tipping and dress.

Customs and etiquette

How each country does things

Language, greetings, dress, dining, tipping and a few words to know, for all 22 countries and Gibraltar.

PortugalLuxury Portugal Holidays: Lisbon & AlgarveCustoms in PortugalSpainLuxury Spain Holidays: Mallorca & IbizaCustoms in SpainGibraltarGibraltar Travel Guide: The Rock in LuxuryCustoms in GibraltarFranceLuxury French Riviera Holidays & HotelsCustoms in FranceMonacoLuxury Monaco Holidays: Monte-Carlo Hotels & the Grand PrixCustoms in MonacoItalyLuxury Italy Holidays: Amalfi Coast & CapriCustoms in ItalyMaltaMalta Luxury Holidays & Valletta HotelsCustoms in MaltaSloveniaSlovenia Travel: Piran & Lake BledCustoms in SloveniaCroatiaLuxury Croatia Holidays: Dubrovnik & HvarCustoms in CroatiaBosnia and HerzegovinaMostar & Bosnia and Herzegovina Travel GuideCustoms in Bosnia and HerzegovinaMontenegroLuxury Montenegro: Bay of Kotor TravelCustoms in MontenegroAlbaniaAlbanian Riviera Travel GuideCustoms in AlbaniaGreeceLuxury Greece Holidays: Mykonos & SantoriniCustoms in GreeceTürkiyeLuxury Türkiye Holidays: Istanbul & BodrumCustoms in TürkiyeCyprusCyprus Luxury Travel: Limassol & PaphosCustoms in CyprusSyriaSyria: Ancient History, Culture & HeritageCustoms in SyriaLebanonLebanon: Ancient History, Culture & HeritageCustoms in LebanonIsraelIsrael Travel Guide: Tel Aviv & JerusalemCustoms in IsraelEgyptLuxury Egypt Holidays: Cairo, the Pyramids & the NileCustoms in EgyptLibyaLibya: Ancient History, Culture & HeritageCustoms in LibyaTunisiaTunisia Travel: Sidi Bou Said & CarthageCustoms in TunisiaAlgeriaAlgiers & Algeria Travel: Culture & HistoryCustoms in AlgeriaMoroccoLuxury Morocco Holidays: Marrakech & TangierCustoms in Morocco

The Mediterranean Season Letter

Where to be, every season

Four letters a year, one for each season: the Mediterranean from spring to autumn, and Beyond the Mediterranean, into the Alps, in winter. The one best hotel to book, and the events worth crossing a sea for.