Overview

There is a coastline most travellers only ever see from the shore. This is the week you see it from the water — a private boat along the Spanish Mediterranean, coves no road reaches, and the Balearics at their quietest.

About the region

The Spanish Mediterranean is a coast of two moods: the rugged, pine-fringed Costa Brava, where the mountains fall straight into clear water, and the Balearic Islands offshore — Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and tiny Formentera — each with its own character, from the Serra de Tramuntana to hidden turquoise coves. Away from the summer crowds and seen from a boat, it becomes a different place entirely: quiet, luminous and yours.

Iconic sites

The Costa Brava — Cadaqués, Tossa de Mar and Cap de Creus. Mallorca — Palma’s cathedral and the Serra de Tramuntana. Menorca’s untouched coves and Formentera’s turquoise water. Hidden calas reachable only by sea.

What you’ll experience

A private boat and crew, routed around the weather and your mood. Coves reachable only by water. Champagne at dusk as the coast slips by. Fresh seafood in harbours the day-trippers miss. Nights ashore chosen for their quiet, not their fame.

When to go

Late spring to early autumn.

Who it’s for

Travellers drawn to the water, who want the coast without the crowds.