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The specialists who hold the most exclusive villas and estates on the Mediterranean, from the Riviera and Mykonos to Tuscany and the Balearics.
Last checked October 2026.
Founded in 2016, LVH charters ultra-luxury homes with a full-time steward, daily housekeeping and 24/7 concierge included in every stay, plus chefs, yachts and private aviation on request. Its Mediterranean homes are in Portugal, Spain (Ibiza, Mallorca, Marbella, Barcelona), France (St-Tropez, Cannes, Cap Ferrat, Provence, Corsica), Monaco, Italy (Amalfi Coast, Capri, Sardinia, Tuscany), Croatia, Montenegro, Greece (Mykonos, Santorini, Paros, Antiparos, Corfu, Crete) and Türkiye (Bodrum); the Italian lakes are covered in the Alps section. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
Founded in 2014 and B Corp certified, it grades its homes into three collections; we point to the top two, Signature and Iconic, its most exceptional houses, each backed by concierge support from local offices. Its Mediterranean coverage is Portugal (Comporta and Melides, the Algarve, Lisbon and Cascais, the Douro Valley), France (Riviera, Provence, Corsica), Spain (Balearics, Andalusia, Catalonia), Italy (Puglia, Sicily, Tuscany, Amalfi Coast, Sardinia), Greece (Cyclades, Ionian, Crete, Peloponnese), Croatia (Dubrovnik, Split, Hvar) and a smaller selection in Morocco; the Italian lakes are covered in the Alps section. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
Founded in 2002 and a certified B Corporation, it offers more than 300 villas that cannot be booked through any other agency, each backed by local teams and concierge. It covers Italy (Sicily, Puglia, Tuscany, Sardinia), Greece (Ionian, Cyclades, Sporades, Saronic Gulf and the mainland) and France (Corsica). Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
None that meets our standard yet beyond the specialists above.
Three standalone villas, Sa Punta de S'Aguila, Sa Terra Rotja and Son Balagueret, let for exclusive use by Virgin Limited Edition on its own 330-hectare estate in the UNESCO-listed Tramuntana mountains, with five kilometres of private coastline. Guests have the privacy of a private house with the staff and services of the estate's hotel on hand. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
Founded in Cannes in 1864 by a young British gardener who had settled on the Riviera, the house rents luxury seasonal villas from its own Riviera offices, among them Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Nice and Monaco. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
None that meets our standard yet beyond the specialists above.
Founded in 1982 by Count Girolamo and Countess Simonetta Brandolini d'Adda, it rents staffed castles, palaces, villas and country houses across Tuscany, Umbria, Rome, northern and southern Italy and the islands, and is still family-run. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
A Baroque villa built from 1651 for Fabio Chigi, later Pope Alexander VII, and redesigned by Carlo Fontana in 1680; restored by Lord Lambton from 1977, it is now available for private rental, with three further houses on the estate. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
A 1,500-hectare private estate around a thousand-year-old castle, where the Bolza family has restored farmhouses over three decades and rents them as private villas alongside its castle hotel. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
An 1850s aristocratic country house and winery inside Etna National Park, restored over three years into a 12-bedroom villa with an infinity pool and estate gardens; it is let by the week only through The Thinking Traveller. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
None that meets our standard yet beyond the specialists above.
None that meets our standard yet beyond the specialists above.
A Greek villa specialist, licensed by the Greek National Tourism Organisation, with offices in Athens and Mykonos and more than 150 villas on Mykonos alone, plus homes on Santorini, Paros, Antiparos, Crete and the Ionian islands. Every stay is backed by a 24/7 concierge that arranges private chefs, yachts, transfers and events. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
None that meets our standard yet beyond the specialists above.
None that meets our standard yet beyond the specialists above.
That makes 10 entries in all.
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