Lisbon · Porto · Algarve

Portugal

Atlantic light, old tiles and long lunches — a country best taken slowly.

Balearics · Costa Brava · Barcelona

Spain

Stone fincas above turquoise coves, long lunches that never end.

Paris · Provence · Côte d'Azur · Normandy

France

Lavender rows, limestone villages and a harbour that still smells of the morning market.

Lake Como · Amalfi · Puglia

Italy

Lake light, lemon terraces and masserie in the south.

Cyclades · Ionian · Aegean

Greece

Whitewash and deep water — islands that reward the slow route.

Split · Dalmatia · The Islands

Croatia

Stone lanes that hold the cool, and a sea that changes colour by the hour.

Medina · Palmeraie · Agafay

Marrakech

Rose dust, olive shade, and a city that keeps its best rooms behind plain doors.

Ubud · Canggu · Nusa Penida

Indonesia

Teak pavilions above the rice, and water everywhere below.

Bangkok · Krabi · Chiang Mai

Thailand

Old rivers, limestone bays and mountain mornings — Thailand taken slowly.