Places to stay in The Mediterranean

Gran Miramar Hotel, Malaga

Grand & elegant hotel

This is your chance to stay in Málaga’s finest accommodation, an early 20th-century masterpiece with a beachfront location. It comes complete with modern comforts that extend to a superb spa and range of gourmet restaurants.

Amistad Córdoba

Traditional hotel

A pair of Moorish mansions that date back the 18th century, the Amistad Córdoba offers contemporary styling in a heritage setting; it’s found in the centre of the city’s historic Jewish quarter.

Hotel Alhambra Palace, Granada

Historic hotel

Having hosted everyone from Saudi kings to the Dalai Lama, the luxury rooms and Mediterranean restaurant of this historic property are every bit worthy of its palatial moniker.

Hotel Continental Sorrento

Traditional hotel

Whether it’s dining on the rooftop restaurant, relaxing on your private balcony or unwinding on the bathing platform, this Hotel Continental offering features sublime views over the Bay of Naples. Look out from a clifftop perch over shimmering waters to the silhouette of Mt. Vesuvius on the horizon.

Hacienda Zorita, Salamanca

Historic hacienda

Set among the vineyards of the Duero Valley, this is Spain’s first luxury wine hotel. It’s a 700-year-old Dominican hacienda set on hundreds of acres of farmland that serve its gourmet restaurant.

El Transcantábrico Gran Lujo, Northern Spain

Luxury train

Across its original 1923 Pullman carriages, the Gran Lujo hosts gourmet dinners, cocktail evenings and splendid private suites, realised in polished woods and brass fittings.