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Only the hotels that hold a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating, two or three MICHELIN Keys or France’s Palace distinction, and the finest private villas and estates.

Amalfi from the water, the Amalfi CoastPhotograph: Ken Shono

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The lists

Every list is checked by hand and dated.

The 25 Finest ResortsThe twenty-five resorts that define the Mediterranean.Open the listThe Finest HotelsThe finest hotels of the Mediterranean world, each with a Forbes Five-Star rating, two or three MICHELIN Keys or France’s Palace distinction.Open the listPrivate VillasThe specialists who hold the most exclusive villas and estates on the Mediterranean, from the Riviera and Mykonos to Ibiza.Open the list

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The finest hotels, country by country

Each country page lists its hotels at our standard, its resorts and its private villas.

PortugalLuxury Portugal Holidays: Lisbon & AlgarveStay in PortugalSpainLuxury Spain Holidays: Mallorca & IbizaStay in SpainFranceLuxury French Riviera Holidays & HotelsStay in FranceMonacoLuxury Monaco Holidays: Monte-Carlo Hotels & the Grand PrixStay in MonacoItalyLuxury Italy Holidays: Amalfi Coast & CapriStay in ItalyMaltaMalta Luxury Holidays & Valletta HotelsStay in MaltaCroatiaLuxury Croatia Holidays: Dubrovnik & HvarStay in CroatiaMontenegroLuxury Montenegro: Bay of Kotor TravelStay in MontenegroGreeceLuxury Greece Holidays: Mykonos & SantoriniStay in GreeceTürkiyeLuxury Türkiye Holidays: Istanbul & BodrumStay in TürkiyeEgyptLuxury Egypt Holidays: Cairo, the Pyramids & the NileStay in EgyptMoroccoLuxury Morocco Holidays: Marrakech & TangierStay 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.