Great Escapes Mediterranean. The Hotel Book

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 C¿te 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 ¿ such as the finca Menorca Experimental on the Balearic Islands, the modernist