Great Escapes Mediterranean. The Hotel Book
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The Mediterranean is surrounded by three continents – Europe, Africa and Asia – and even though the cultures around this sea are highly diverse, they harmoniously share a pleasant climate, distinctive flora and fauna, and not least the intense blue of the water. Angelika Taschen set out in search of the most beautiful hotels on a great variety of coasts, islands and beaches, taking you on a journey to the luxurious Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc and the ultra-chic Les Roches Rouges on the Côte d’Azur, to the little-known Pardini’s Hermitage on the Italian island of Giglio, which is only accessible by boat or on foot, and to Bodrum in Turkey, where the elegant Amanruya resort lies hidden in one of the most stunning bays in the Mediterranean. She also presents new hotel concepts, great architecture and creative design – for example the finca Menorca Experimental on the Balearic Islands, the modernist Villa Dubrovnik in Croatia and Dexamenes on the Peloponnese, where new life was breathed into decommissioned wine tanks. Further highlights are the brand-new, stylishly designed Mezzatorre on Ischia and the Torre di Cala Piccola with its enchanting private beach on the Argentario peninsula in Tuscany, an almost unknown location that possesses the aura of 1960s Italy. Another real gem is La Locanda del Barbablù, with just five rooms in the shadow of the mythical volcano on Stromboli. Look forward to staying at the Nord-Pinus in Tangier with its fantastic view of the Strait of Gibraltar, and the charming Coco-Mat Eco Residences on Serifos, or experiencing the originality of Ammos on Crete, where the art and design are as essential as the sun and the beach! Review: planting my first Europe trip seeds from this book. Review: Great coffee table book - Bought this one and love it. Beautiful photos for inspiration leading into a family trip to italy.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 105 Reviews |
S**G
planting my first Europe trip seeds from this book.
A**R
Great coffee table book
Bought this one and love it. Beautiful photos for inspiration leading into a family trip to italy.
B**T
Beautiful!
Gorgeous photos, high quality book. Got it as a gift for my grandma and she loves it!
B**.
Great color photos. Many bare concrete walls, raw unpolished stone, wicker furniture.
The book provides a collection of great color photos of Mediterranean, Aegean, and Adriatic ocean-view hotels in France (8), Italy (13), Spain (4), Croatia (1), Greece (10), Turkey (3), and Morocco (1). In my opinion, the most pleasing hotels were in the French Riviera. I especially admired the Hotel Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France amd the Monte-Carlo Beach in Cap-Martin, also in France. The Hotel Splendido in Porotfino, Italy and the Grand Hotel Maramare in Santa Margarita, Italy also have their attractions. Most of the hotels described are small, out-of-way and somewhat isolated specialty places that perhaps the ultra-rich know about and visit. In my opinion, many of them have nothing to offer architecturally but they have incredible ocean views. I never cease to be amazed that architects and interior decorators can wax lyrically over how bare concrete walls, raw unpolished stone, and wicker furniture can be admired for their “wondrous simplicity and harmony.”
L**.
Nice places
Nice places mostly unaffordable even to upper middle class travellers
B**S
Nice content, but the pictures are Poor
This is not worth the exhorbitant price. The pictures look about 20 years old and are not high res. Very disappointed.
A**S
Perfektes Produkt
Perfektes Produkt
T**Y
Superbe collection
Très beau livre. Reçu en parfait état
C**R
Sehr schönes Buch
Das Buch ist hochwertig verarbeitet. Texte und Fotos sind wunderbar zusammengestellt.
D**L
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K**N
Nicht wirklich „secret“
In einem Buch mit diesem Titel erwarte zumindest ich sehr exklusive und besondere Hotels, die mit Design oder Angebot sichtbar aus der Masse der Unterkünfte herausragen. Aber in vielen Teilen des Buches sind für mich viel zu normale Hotels oder Pensionen, die ich nicht als spektakulär oder „secret“ bezeichnen würde. Auch kommen mir teilweise die Bilder sehr alt vor, so dass man sich fragen muss, wie aktuell das alles noch ist.
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