The Grand Mediterranean

Doha for sunrise, Nice for lunch, Corsica for dinner

1. 04:10

   Fly Mumbai → Figari

   Three legs: Doha (05:00, out 08:50) → Nice (14:10, out 16:50) → Figari 17:45.

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2. 18:15

   Mathieu drives you into Porto-Vecchio

   Corse VTC, booked. Into the old city, near the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

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3. 18:45

   Check in — Apartment Porte Genoise

   Self check-in: collect keys at HHD Sarl first — the flat at 39 rue U Borgo is a 2 km drive on.

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4. 19:00

   Ari sails in from Sardinia

   Santa Teresa → Bonifacio, 19:00–19:50. Dominique meets the ferry.

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5. 20:30

   Aperitif & dinner at Cala Rossa

   Le Grand Hôtel de Cala Rossa — 16 minutes from the apartment, pines meeting the sea.

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6. 22:00

   Nightcap at Othello

   Panoramic terrace over the gulf — booked for 10 PM, four of you.

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Pink granite, turquoise water, one boat to yourselves

1. 09:45

   Meet & greet with Alexie

   Your concierge meets you before the boat, at ALLIANCE MARINE in the marina. Vivien welcomes you aboard.

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2. 10:00

   The boat day — until 6 PM

   Coves around Porto-Vecchio, the Lavezzi reserve’s pink granite islets, Petit Sperone and Saint-Antoine.

   €300 cash for the skipper; boat & fuel go on card.

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3. 14:30

   Lunch on Cavallo — La Ferme

   The billionaires’ island, barefoot version. Boat pulls right up.

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4. 16:30

   Drinks at the Blue Bar

   Hôtel des Pêcheurs, post-lunch — the sundowner spot on Cavallo.

5. 18:00

   Drop-off in Bonifacio

   The boat leaves you under the citadel — time to wander the haute ville before dinner.

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6. 19:30

   Dinner at Da Passano

   Bonifacio’s good table — confirmed for 7:30 PM.

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7. 21:00

   Dominique takes you home

   Bonifacio → the apartment. Mercedes E-Class, FJ-870-CY.

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One valley, one night, nothing scheduled that matters

1. AM

   Murtoli comes to fetch you

   The estate handles the transfer from Porto-Vecchio — watch for the Lion of Roccapina on the way in.

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2. 11:30

   Brunch at La Plage

   Toes in the sand, on the estate’s own beach.

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3. PM

   The estate is the plan

   Private beach — kayaks and paddle boards. Twelve holes of golf in the maquis. Horse riding, lessons included. A charcuterie & cheese table with the estate’s own producer.

4. 20:30

   Dinner in the grotto

   La Table de la Grotte — carved into the rock, candlelit.

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Ferry, road, wings — and a 9:45 table in Albania

1. 11:00

   Drive to the ferry

   Murtoli → Bonifacio terminal, bags checked twice.

2. 12:30

   Ferry to Sardinia

   Bonifacio → Santa Teresa Gallura, arriving 13:20. Four adults.

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3. 13:30

   Across Sardinia with Blue Car

   Santa Teresa port → Alghero airport, about 2½ hours. Already paid.

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4. 18:00

   Fly to Tirana

   Lands 19:45. The Marriott’s car meets you — it goes on the room bill.

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5. 21:00

   Check in — Tirana Marriott

   Quick turnaround — dinner is a kilometre away.

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6. 21:45

   Dinner at Mullixhiu

   Albania’s most talked-about kitchen — slow food by Lake Tirana.

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7. 23:00

   Climb the Pyramid

   Communist relic turned city icon — climbable, open all night, prettiest when the lights come on.

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Four hours of coast road, one unmissable viewpoint

1. Early

   Bunk’Art 2, if you’re up

   Cold-war tunnels under the ministry — an hour, before the road.

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2. 09:30

   The drive to Montenegro

   About 4 hours with the border crossing — passports handy, playlists ready.

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3. 14:30

   Sveti Stefan, from above

   The island-hotel on its causeway — the Adriatic’s most photographed curve. Twenty minutes before your hotel.

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4. 16:00

   Check in — La Villa, Budva

   Boutique, minutes from the old town and the marina.

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5. Night

   Budva warms up

   Torch Beach Club is the one — a kilometre away, pool party till 7, night party till 1. Ploče (15 min) and Omnia (600 m) if the night wants more.

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The adrenaline day — pace the lunch accordingly

1. 09:30

   Canyoning with Dejan

   Outdoor Montenegro — wetsuits, jumps, cold pools. €90 per person, cash on the day.

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2. 13:00

   Lunch at Vista Vidikovac

   Terrace over the sea, near Mogren beach — earned.

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3. 15:30

   Mogren, both of them

   Beach 1 for bars, Beach 2 through the little cave for snorkelling, cliff jumps and the mid-sea swing.

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4. 18:00

   Quads till sunset

   6–8 PM in the hills above the bay. €198, cash.

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5. 21:00

   Old Town, lit up

   The Citadela walls and marble lanes, two minutes from your door. Dinner idea: Jadran kod Krsta — the local fresh-catch spot.

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Hawaii Beach by water taxi, Porto Montenegro by night

1. 11:00

   Sveta Nikola — “Hawaii Beach”

   Water taxis run every 10–15 min from Budva Marina (300 m), €5–7 return, cash. Jet skis and parasailing on the island.

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2. 17:00

   Thirty minutes to Tivat

   La Villa books the car — checkout is done, bags go straight over.

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3. 18:30

   Check in — SIRO Boka Place

   Tivat’s newest address, above the superyachts.

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4. 20:00

   Dinner at Forza, on the water

   Porto Montenegro’s chicest table, 1.2 km from the hotel. Drinks afterwards need no reservation.

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Four properties, one bay — the car is yours all day

1. 09:30

   Regent Porto Montenegro

   With Vladimir Vukmanović, Sales Executive.

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2. 12:00

   Mamula Island, by boat

   The fortress-island hotel. Text Sofia 30 minutes ahead so the boat is standing by.

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3. 15:00

   The Chedi, Luštica Bay

   With Bruna Aleksić, Events Director.

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4. 17:00

   One&Only Portonovi

   With Duygu Özbek, Sales Manager — the last and grandest of the day.

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5. Night

   Back in Tivat

   Aura Beach if there’s light left (walk in), D’Lirio for the night, 450 m from the hotel.

Perast, Our Lady of the Rocks, and a cable car if you dare

1. 11:00

   The bay, privately

   Tivat pickup → ferry across the bay → Risan → Perast → boat out to Our Lady of the Rocks. €180 cash, +€20/extra hour.

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2. PM

   Kotor cable car & alpine coaster

   Up the fortress mountain — €25 return (€14 one way), buy at the base. The coaster is the fun way down.

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3. Eve

   Dinner along the bay

   Trattoria Rosmarino in Perast, Stari Mlini in Ljuta — an old mill on the stream — or Galion under Kotor’s walls.

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A travel day with a beach-club dinner waiting

1. 09:20

   Fly Tivat → Barcelona

   EW9919 to Düsseldorf (11:35), a long lounge lunch, then EW9444 lands Barcelona 18:30.

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2. 19:00

   Taxi into the Raval

   €32–38, 15–25 min. Call the apartment before boarding in Düsseldorf and again on landing — a representative waits at Carme 61.

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3. 20:00

   Check in — Casa Carme Tercero

   En Ville Apartments. €667.20 settles on arrival.

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4. 21:30

   Dinner at shôko, beachfront

   Booked for 9:30 PM. The club runs till 6 AM if the first Barcelona night demands it.

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Thirty-five minutes by train, a different century by feel

1. 10:00

   Coffee at Caravelle

   The locals’ pick, 200 m from your door.

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2. 11:00

   Train to Sitges

   Walk to Passeig de Gràcia, R2 Sud toward Sant Vicenç, off at Sitges — 35 min. Buy the Rodalies Zone 3 ticket (~€5–6).

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3. 13:30

   Lunch at Maricel

   The 90s classic, 650 m from the station along the seafront.

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4. PM

   The coast, unhurried

   Vivero Beach Club → the cove at Cala Morisca → Garraf village and Gaudí’s Bodega Güell (don’t miss) → Beso Beach on the way back.

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5. Eve

   Back in Barcelona — tapas night

   Bar Cañete (book ahead) or ALAO for dinner; CDLC on the beachfront or Opium if the night keeps going.

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Timed entries, rooftop lunch, sunset from the bunkers

1. 10:00

   Churros at Café de l’Òpera

   The classic on La Rambla, 600 m walk.

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2. 11:00

   Sagrada Família

   Slot prebooked. Go straight to the nave and look up.

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3. 12:15

   Casa Batlló

   The immersive one — timed tickets, five minutes from Sagrada. Don’t miss.

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4. 13:45

   Rooftop lunch at La Isabela

   Hotel 1898’s terrace — the city below, Sagrada on the skyline.

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5. 15:00

   El Born on foot

   Passeig del Born, the plaças, Santa Maria del Mar, and the wavy roof of Mercat de Santa Caterina.

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6. 18:30

   Bunkers del Carmel

   The whole city at golden hour, free, open till 7:30. Dinner after: Disfrutar, Lasarte or SALT at the W.

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Five countries in the camera roll

1. 06:15

   Taxi to the airport

   Early one — coffee at the gate.

2. 09:10

   Fly home via Munich

   Barcelona 09:10 → Munich 11:15, out 12:20 → Mumbai 23:50. Home with stories from five countries.

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