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Retreats
If you want to accumulate truly astounding
travel stories, along with the stunning photos
to corroborate them, villas should top your
dream list. And if the word “villa” immediately
conjures images of Italy, you’re in for an
exhilarating awakening.
Villa properties aren’t all sunny stucco
estates nestled in rolling Tuscan hillsides,
although you can certainly find several like
this in Andrew Harper Travel’s list of partners,
if that’s what you’re seeking. They come in
any number of architectural styles—fairytale
French chateaus, exotic overwater bungalows,
remote estates—all nestled within the
world’s most captivating landscapes. These
private properties are sometimes hidden
in the middle of a region’s most popular
attractions, giving you both easy access as
well as an oasis to escape to. Alternatively,
other villas are perched in remote areas,
allowing you to venture deep into largely
uninhabited territories.
PARTNER’S POV
“
Guests love the fantasy of staying in an exotic Moroccan villa on seven acres of
hilltop gardens and leaving the real world behind. We get a lot of ‘Type A’ guests. The
first three days, they want to do everything. But by the third day, the serenity and
beauty of their surroundings sets in. And by the fifth day, they are just so relaxed,
they don’t want to move.
TAT I A N A C O P E L A N D
TOUCAN HILL
ANDREWHARPERTRAVEL.COM
SPRING | 2019