Oia on Santorini at sunset, its white and pastel houses glowing on the caldera cliffs above the Aegean

The Mediterranean

Where the sea
sets the pace.

From the Côte d'Azur to the Greek islands: sunlit coastlines, ancient stones and harbor towns that glow at dusk. France, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro and Greece, all along one shimmering sea.

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One Sea, Five Shores

A way of life shaped by the water.

For thousands of years, this sea has carried sailors, traders, artists and dreamers from shore to shore. Greeks, Romans and Venetians left their mark on every coast, and today the same blue water links a Riviera promenade, a Dalmatian harbor and a whitewashed Cycladic village.

We design journeys that move to its rhythm: mornings among ruins and hill towns, afternoons out on the water, and evenings watching the light turn gold.

France · Italy · Croatia · Montenegro · Greece

The harbor of Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Azur, framed by pink bougainvillea

France

The Riviera and the light that inspired a century of painters.

Stroll the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, climb to the medieval hilltop village of Èze, and wander the lanes of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, where Chagall spent his final years. Monaco sits just along the coast for an afternoon of glamour.

Inland, Provence opens into fields of lavender, the Roman arena at Arles and the Palace of the Popes in Avignon, with the great Pont du Gard aqueduct close by.

Nice · Èze · Saint-Paul-de-Vence · Monaco · Arles · Avignon

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The Faraglioni sea stacks off Capri, rising from brilliant blue water

Italy

A hundred ways to meet the sea.

The Amalfi Coast clings to its cliffs above Sorrento, Capri rises from brilliantly blue water, and the five villages of the Cinque Terre spill down to the shore in a cascade of color.

Further south, the white towns of Puglia face the Adriatic, and Sicily pairs golden Greek temples with the smoking summit of Mount Etna.

Amalfi Coast · Sorrento · Capri · Cinque Terre · Puglia · Sicily

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Aerial view of Dubrovnik's walled Old Town and terracotta rooftops above the deep blue Adriatic

Croatia

A thousand islands and a Roman palace that still hums with life.

Walk the medieval walls of Dubrovnik above a sea of terracotta rooftops, then step into Split, where cafés, shops and homes fill the palace a Roman emperor built 1,700 years ago.

Sail between Hvar and Korčula, two of more than a thousand islands along this coast, and head inland to Plitvice, where sixteen turquoise lakes tumble into one another through a forest of waterfalls.

Dubrovnik · Split · Hvar · Korčula · Plitvice Lakes · Istria

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The Bay of Kotor off Perast, with its two island churches and boats crossing the blue water below the mountains

Montenegro

Small in size, grand in scenery.

The Bay of Kotor winds between soaring mountains like a southern fjord, its shores lined with stone towns from the days of Venice. Climb the old walls above Kotor for a view that stops you in your tracks, and take a boat to Our Lady of the Rocks off Perast, an island church built on stones laid by local sailors over centuries.

Along the coast, the island village of Sveti Stefan glows at sunset. Inland, the peaks and canyons of Durmitor feel worlds away.

Kotor · Perast · Budva · Sveti Stefan · Lovćen · Durmitor

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A monastery perched on a towering rock pillar at Meteora, with the valley of Kalambaka below

Greece

Where the legends began.

Greece is the Mediterranean at its most legendary, and one of the places we love to share most. Myth and history walk side by side here: the Parthenon crowns Athens, the oracle once spoke at Delphi, and monasteries balance on towering rock pillars at Meteora.

Then the islands call, some 6,000 of them across the Aegean and Ionian Seas, each with its own color and character. The Greeks have a word for the welcome you'll find everywhere: philoxenia, the love of strangers.

Athens & the Mainland

The Acropolis at golden hour and sunset at the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion. In the Peloponnese, ancient Olympia, graceful Nafplio, and the theater of Epidaurus, where a whisper on stage carries to the very last row.

The row of white windmills above the sea on Mykonos

Santorini & the Cyclades

Whitewashed villages perched on Santorini's volcanic caldera, the windmills of Mykonos, and gentler gems like Naxos and Milos, linked by ferry or private yacht.

The Venetian harbor of Chania on Crete, with its domed old mosque and colorful houses on the waterfront

Crete & Rhodes

Crete, the largest Greek island, with the Minoan palace of Knossos and dramatic mountain gorges. Rhodes, whose medieval Old Town was shaped by the Knights of St. John.

The turquoise bays of Paleokastritsa on Corfu, seen from the green hills above

Corfu & the Ionian Islands

Green hills, Venetian lanes and turquoise coves on Greece's western shore, a short sea crossing from the heel of Italy.

Athens · Delphi · Meteora · Peloponnese · Santorini · Mykonos · Crete · Rhodes · Corfu

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The harbor of Portofino on the Italian Riviera, with colorful houses and boats in the bay

By Land and by Sea

One journey, several shores.

On the Mediterranean, the next country is often just a scenic drive or a sea crossing away. A few of our favorite pairings:

01

The Two Rivieras

From Nice and Monaco to Portofino and the Cinque Terre, along one glittering coastline.
02

Dubrovnik & the Bay of Kotor

Two walled cities, a short and spectacular coastal drive apart.
03

Puglia & Corfu

From the heel of Italy across the sea to the Ionian Islands.
04

Athens & the Islands

Classical wonders on the mainland, then slow, sunlit days in the Cyclades.

Ways to Travel

However you travel, made to measure.

One-of-a-Kind Journeys

Private journeys for couples, families and friends. A boat of your own along the Amalfi Coast, a sunset sail around Santorini's caldera, a quiet morning on the walls of Kotor.

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Small Group Journeys

Boutique hotels, island guesthouses and local guides who greet you like old friends, with the warmth and ease of a small party.

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Grand Group Experiences

Groups of 20 to 40, moving smoothly between coaches, ferries and small ships, with every connection handled.

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Incentive & Corporate

Reward trips and company celebrations, from a chartered yacht along the Dalmatian coast to a private evening at a Riviera villa or a gala on a terrace above the Santorini caldera.

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