Europe & North Africa

Meaning ‘Queen’ in classical Greek, Anassa sits majestically on one of the finest beaches in Cyprus.

The beachfront Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, promises to bring a little bit of everything to the lively tourist town of Limassol.

White walls covered in blooming bougainvillea, seemingly endless ocean views and a laid-back opluence, Ikos Aria brings an indulgent new level of luxury to the classically Dodecanesian island of Kos.

Combining the space of luxury villas with all the amenities of a leading five-star hotel, this Greek great lavishes guests with the personal attention they deserve and the privacy they crave.

A hideaway for halcyon days beside the beautiful Bay of Mirabello, this glamorous all-suite hotel is a favoured haunt of Europe’s glitterati.

Passing through beautiful bucolic olive groves sits a citadel-inspired playground of whitewashed stone walls; inside, content couples and fun-loving families coexist in harmony.

Reclining on 570 acres of beachfront miles away from the overpopulated suntraps, Rocco Forte’s first venture into building its own hotels is a crowd-pleasing, private affair.

The Atlas Mountains make an evocative backdrop for the olive groves surrounding this hotel, that blends Berber and Andalusian-Arabic influences with eastern traditions to mesmerising effect.

Rose-hued walls surround this resort and spa set in Moorish gardens.

Evolving from an abandoned finca to a royalty-welcoming guest house, this long-established property – once Prince Alfonso’s private residence – flows with old-school charm.

Designed in a distinctly Canarian-style and offering stunning views over the white sands of Playa Dorada.

Ikos Resorts’ first all-inclusive foray outside of Greece takes on the Iberian Peninsula, where everything from Michelin-starred creations, beachfront tipples and picky-eater’s-plates, to signature treatments by Anne Sémonin Paris and copious family distractions can all be included.

Conservation and sustainability are at the very heart of Richard Branson’s 1,300-acre private estate – a 16th-century finca meticulously restored to honour its heritage on the Mallorcan northwest coast. 

The Algarve in its purest form is found at this full-on destination-resort, that has everything from golf programmes to fantastic family facilities... oh and impeccable Michelin-starred dining.

A pine-clad hillside within the protected Datça Peninsula makes the stage for this elevated retreat, with peripheral-filling views over an azure bay and five porcelain beaches filling the stalls.