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Eleanor Whitfield

The Chosen Stay · Joined 2025

Eleanor Whitfield joined as Editor in October 2025, overseeing the editorial direction of the journal and the curatorial standards applied across the property directory. Her focus is on the intersection of architecture, landscape and private accommodation: the kind of stay where the building, its setting and the experience it enables are inseparable from one another. She has spent time in each of the destinations covered in the directory, with particular depth in Tuscany, the French Alps, the Cyclades and the Iberian coast. Her writing takes a deliberate position against the tendency to describe places in superlatives, preferring instead the specific detail, the drive time, the sub-region, the month, that helps a traveller make a genuine decision. Eleanor's editorial approach to the directory is selective by design: fewer, better-considered recommendations over exhaustive cataloguing.

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Articles by Eleanor Whitfield

where to stay

Antibes Villas: Cap d'Antibes, the Old Town, and What to Expect

Antibes is the oldest continuously inhabited town on the French Riviera, founded as a Greek trading post and later fortified by Vauban for Louis XIV. That history shows in the fabric of the place:

26 July 2026

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Where to Stay in Saint-Tropez: A Villa Guide by Area

Saint-Tropez is a peninsula, not just a port. The town's harbour, with its cluster of seafood restaurants and superyachts moored stern-to, is the most photographed corner of the French Riviera, but

26 July 2026

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Where to Stay in Cannes: A Villa Guide by Area

Cannes covers just 19 square kilometres of French Riviera coastline, yet where you base a villa holiday here makes a significant difference. The area that suits a group of six wanting sea views and

26 July 2026

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Where to Stay in Turks and Caicos: Providenciales Villas, Grace Bay and Beyond

Providenciales, the most developed of the forty or so islands and cays that make up the Turks and Caicos archipelago, stretches roughly 30 kilometres from Leeward in the northeast to Malcolm Roads in

25 July 2026

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Best Time to Visit Majorca: Season Guide for Villa Stays

Majorca spans roughly 3,640 square kilometres, making it the largest of Spain's Balearic Islands and one of the Mediterranean's most varied destinations for a private villa stay. Its landscape shifts

24 July 2026

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Where to Stay in Ibiza: A Guide to the Island's Best Areas for Villa Travellers

Ibiza is not a single place. The island has five or six distinct personalities depending on where you land, and picking the wrong area will shape your trip in ways a great villa cannot fix. This guide covers what each part of the island actually delivers.

24 July 2026

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Where to stay in Ibiza: an editor's neighbourhood guide

Ibiza covers just 572 square kilometres, yet the island packs an extraordinary range of landscapes and moods into that compact footprint. From the salt-white south coast to the pine-clad hillsides of the north, each corner attracts a different kind of traveller, and choosing the right base can make

20 July 2026

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San Antonio, Ibiza: Where Villa Travellers Actually Stay

San Antonio is Ibiza's most searched destination, and also its most misunderstood. The west coast of Ibiza holds some of the island's best beaches and a collection of luxury villas spread across the hillsides, none of them in the town itself.

20 July 2026

travel guide

Ibiza vs Mykonos: Which Island is Right for Your Villa Holiday?

Two islands, one question. Ibiza and Mykonos sit at opposite ends of the Mediterranean but compete for the same type of traveller: someone who wants a private villa, good weather, and a version of summer that feels genuinely elevated.

20 July 2026

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Santa Eulalia, Ibiza: The Best Villas on the Island's Quieter East Coast

Santa Eulalia sits on the east coast of Ibiza, and it works differently from the rest of the island. The marina is calm, the promenade is genuinely local in character, and the hills behind the town are quiet enough to hear cicadas from a villa terrace at dusk.

20 July 2026

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Where to Stay in Greece: Best Areas by Region

Greece spans more than 130,000 square kilometres of mainland and roughly 6,000 islands, making it one of Europe's most geographically varied countries for a villa holiday. That sheer scale means the

11 July 2026

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French Riviera Luxury Villas: Our Area-by-Area Edit

The French Riviera stretches roughly 115 kilometres along the Mediterranean coast of southeastern France, from Cassis in the west to the Italian border town of Menton in the east. This narrow,

11 July 2026

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Best Beaches in Puglia: A Villa Guide to Salento's Coastal Gems

Puglia's Salento peninsula stretches roughly 100 kilometres from Lecce to the tip of Santa Maria di Leuca, forming the heel of Italy's boot and containing some of the most varied coastline in the

22 June 2026

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Where to Stay in Santorini for Couples and First-Timers

Santorini stretches roughly 18 kilometres from its northern tip at Oia to the southern beaches near Akrotiri, with most of its accommodation clustered along the western caldera rim or spread across

20 June 2026

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Where to Stay Amalfi Coast: Town Guide for Couples

The Amalfi Coast stretches roughly 50 kilometres along the southern edge of the Sorrentine Peninsula in Campania, Italy, with thirteen towns clinging to cliffs between Positano in the west and Vietri

4 June 2026

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Where to Stay in Mallorca for Couples: Palma, Deia, and Beyond

Mallorca covers just over 3,600 square kilometres, making it the largest of Spain's Balearic Islands and one of the most varied. For couples, this variety is precisely the point: a long weekend in

4 June 2026

travel guide

Mykonos vs Santorini: Which Cyclades Island Suits You

The Cyclades archipelago spans roughly 2,500 square kilometres of the Aegean Sea, with Mykonos and Santorini sitting approximately 115 kilometres apart and drawing the vast majority of visitors to

4 June 2026

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Where to Stay in Puglia: Ostuni, Lecce & Polignano Compared

Puglia stretches roughly 400 kilometres along the heel of Italy's boot, and that length means choosing where to base yourself matters more here than in almost any other Italian region. The landscape

4 June 2026

best time to visit

Best Time to Visit Ibiza: Seasons and Weather Guide

Ibiza covers 572 square kilometres of Mediterranean coastline, pine forest and red-earth farmland, sitting roughly 150 kilometres off the eastern coast of mainland Spain. For most travellers, the

4 June 2026

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Best Time to Visit Tuscany for Wine, Art & Countryside

Tuscany covers roughly 23,000 square kilometres of central Italy, making it larger than Wales and home to seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites, over 400 DOC and DOCG wine appellations and some of the

4 June 2026

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Things to Do on Amalfi Coast: Beyond the Beach

The Amalfi Coast stretches roughly 50 kilometres along the southern edge of Italy's Sorrentine Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 that draws over five million visitors each year. Most

4 June 2026

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Best Time to Visit the Cyclades for Private Villa Stays

The Cyclades archipelago spans roughly 2,500 square kilometres of the central Aegean Sea, comprising over 30 islands of which about 24 are permanently inhabited. For travellers seeking private villa

4 June 2026

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Masseria and Boutique Hotels: Puglia's Finest Retreats

Puglia stretches roughly 400 kilometres along the heel of Italy's boot, from the Gargano promontory in the north to the sun-bleached tip of Santa Maria di Leuca in the south. This southern region has

4 June 2026

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Where to Stay in Provence: A Luxury Villa Guide

Provence covers roughly 31,000 square kilometres of south-eastern France, stretching from the Rhône Valley to the Italian border and from the Camargue wetlands to the foothills of the Alps. That

4 June 2026

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When to Visit Provence for Lavender, Wine and Perfect Weather

Provence covers roughly 31,400 square kilometres of south-eastern France, stretching from the Rhône Valley to the Italian border and from the Mediterranean coast to the foothills of the Alps. For

4 June 2026

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Best Time to Visit Puglia by Month: Weather and Seasons

Puglia stretches over 19,000 square kilometres along the heel of Italy's boot, making it the country's longest region from north to south at roughly 350 kilometres. That geography matters when you

4 June 2026

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Dalmatian Coast Hotels: Luxury Stays in Hvar, Brac & Korcula

The Dalmatian Coast stretches roughly 350 kilometres along Croatia's Adriatic seaboard, from Split south towards Dubrovnik, taking in more than a thousand islands on its way. For travellers seeking

4 June 2026

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Best Place to Stay in Mykonos Town: Villas for Groups

Mykonos Town, known locally as Chora, covers roughly 1.5 square kilometres of labyrinthine whitewashed lanes, harbour-front restaurants and hilltop windmills on the western coast of Mykonos island. For groups travelling together, finding the right villa here requires more than a quick search: it dem

11 May 2026

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What to do in the French Alps

The French Alps span roughly 35,000 square kilometres across southeastern France, stretching from Lake Geneva in the north to the Mediterranean hinterland in the south. This vast mountain territory encompasses some of Europe's highest peaks, including Mont Blanc at 4,808 metres, and hosts a culture

11 May 2026

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Things to do in Mykonos and Santorini: a curator's perspective

The Cyclades archipelago spans roughly 2,500 square kilometres of the central Aegean Sea, with Mykonos and Santorini sitting approximately 115 kilometres apart and connected by high-speed ferry in under two hours. Together, these two islands account for more than half of all international arrivals t

10 May 2026

travel guide

The Algarve travel guide: where to stay, when to visit, what not to miss

The Algarve stretches across 150 kilometres of Portugal's southern coastline, from the Spanish border at Vila Real de Santo António in the east to the windswept cliffs of Cape St Vincent in the west. This is a region that has drawn travellers for decades, yet it still rewards those who look beyond t

10 May 2026

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The best time to visit the Amalfi Coast for a luxury villa holiday

The Amalfi Coast stretches approximately 50 kilometres along the southern edge of Italy's Sorrentine Peninsula, encompassing thirteen municipalities that cascade from clifftop to shoreline between Positano in the west and Vietri sul Mare in the east. For most travellers planning a luxury villa holid

9 May 2026

itinerary

A 7-day French Riviera itinerary for slow luxury travel

The French Riviera stretches roughly 115 kilometres along the Mediterranean coast from Menton near the Italian border to Saint-Tropez in the Var, encompassing some of Europe's most celebrated coastal towns and a hinterland of medieval hilltop villages. A week here, done well, moves at a pace that al

9 May 2026

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Where to stay in Tuscany: an editor's guide to luxury villa stays

Tuscany covers 23,000 square kilometres of central Italy, stretching from the Apennines to the Tyrrhenian coast and containing 287 hilltop villages, 11 protected nature reserves and one of Europe's densest concentrations of Renaissance art. For visitors choosing a luxury villa rental, the question i

9 May 2026