Curated Villages · 14 Countries
The village is the destination.
Slow places, chosen one by one — for the landscape, the architecture, and the pace.
— Editor's note
A directory of villages worth the journey — and the hotels that quietly hold them together.
We visit everything we list. We accept no paid placements. The village — its landscape, its architecture, its pace — is the product.
Each listing is short on adjectives, long on specifics. How many rooms. What the breakfast actually is. What you hear at 7 in the morning.
The Resort Villages team
— Where we look
Fourteen countries, chosen slowly
Start with the country. Finish with a village you hadn't heard of last week.
Escape to a world of comfort, relaxation, and adventure. At Resort Villages, we connect…
Escape to a world of comfort, relaxation, and adventure. At Resort Villages, we connect…
Escape to a world of comfort, relaxation, and adventure. At Resort Villages, we connect…
Escape to a world of comfort, relaxation, and adventure. At Resort Villages, we connect…
Escape to a world of comfort, relaxation, and adventure. At Resort Villages, we connect…
Escape to a world of comfort, relaxation, and adventure. At Resort Villages, we connect…
Escape to a world of comfort, relaxation, and adventure. At Resort Villages, we connect…
Escape to a world of comfort, relaxation, and adventure. At Resort Villages, we connect…
— This month's rooms
Three places we keep coming back to
Not the most reviewed. The ones we'd still recommend after a quiet autumn.
Editor's pick
Verona · Italy
Val di Venere Glamp House
I’ll be honest — when I first walked into Hotel Excelsior, I wasn’t expecting much from what looked like just another four-star
Italy
Villa Melania
First Impressions When I first pulled up to Villa Melania, honestly, I wasn’t quite prepared for how peaceful this place would feel.
Soajo · Portugal
Casa Favo de Mel – Jacuzzi Privado & Lareira – Piscina
First Impressions Honestly, when I first pulled up to Casa Favo de Mel – Jacuzzi Privado & Lareira – Piscina on Rua do Sacramento, I
— Match me
Tell us the kind of place.
One sentence is enough — "a whitewashed village with a pool and olive trees, not too far from a town." Our editors read every reply.
— The journal
Field notes, once a fortnight
Longer reads from the editorial desk — one country, three villages, no listicles.
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