Hardback book 23.8x30x2cm 360 pages Great Escapes Mediterranean. The Hotel Book - Taschen

Savour the azure blue of the Mediterranean Sea with this updated edition of TASCHEN's Great Escapes collection. From the suites of Perivolas in Santorini to the Le Corbusier hotel in Marseille, Angelika Taschen takes us on a journey to the secret gems dotted along its shores. With photographs and practical information for each hotel.

Where to lose yourself, in style and in comfort

Three continents – Europe, Africa and Asia – surround the Mediterranean, and despite their differences, the many cultures that meet here all enjoy the mild climate and share a distinctive flora and fauna, and above all the intense blue of the water and the sky.

In search of the most beautiful hotels, Angelika Taschen has explored the most diverse coastlines, islands and beaches, and takes you to the French Riviera to the luxurious Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc as well as the ultra-chic Les Roches Rouges; Paradini's Hermitage awaits you on the Italian island of Giglio, which can only be reached by boat or on foot; and in Bodrum, Turkey, the elegant Amanruya, tucked away in one of the most beautiful bays in the Mediterranean, opens its doors to you. Angelika Taschen also presents new hotel concepts, outstanding architecture and creative design – the Menorca Experimental finca in the Balearic Islands, for instance, the modernist Dubrovnik villa in Croatia or the Dexamenes hotel in the Peloponnese, which has been set up inside disused wine vats.

The brand-new and elegant Mezzatorre on Ischia and the Torre di Cala Piccola with its charming private beach on the Tuscan Argentario peninsula – barely known, it still has the atmosphere of 1960s Italy – are further highlights in this volume. The Locanda del Barbablù is also a real treasure, with its five bedrooms in the shadow of the legendary Stromboli. You will also have the pleasure of visiting the Nord-Pinus hotel in Tangier, which offers a fantastic view over the Strait of Gibraltar, the charming Coco-Mat Eco residences on Serifos and the picturesque Ammos hotel in Crete, where art and design are just as essential as the sun and the beach!