Jumeirah Capri Palace

Why settle for one picture-perfect setting when you could have two? First, you’ve got the hotel: shrouded in a painstakingly well-kept set of gardens in a sleepy corner of Anacapri. Far enough away from the well-trodden streets of Capri Town that you can’t hear the crowds, but close enough to get your fill when the mood strikes – and it will. Rare is the traveller who can resist the pull of its narrow streets and lively piazzas.

Then, the beach club: the cliffside jewel in the Jumeirah crown. The cliff face is studded with terraces that feel as if they were designed for the bistro tables and chairs they now host – because what good is a showstopping setting if you can’t enjoy it with a glass of something cold?

Capri Medical Spa is the island’s only medical spa, which tells you everything about how seriously they take unwinding here. Start the day with a yoga or Pilates class before treating yourself to the signature Leg School treatment – a curative mixture of mud, bandages, and hot-cold therapy that’s rather better than it sounds.

Or, for the weary traveller: the jet lag massage, an orange and lavender-scented journey that’ll make your body forget you just stepped off a plane. Between the indoor pool, the sauna, and the couples’ massage worth clearing an afternoon for, this is the art of doing nothing, perfected.

The food. Classic flavours, contemporary fusions, produce that tastes of sunshine and sea air – marvellous, moreish, meals you won’t soon forget.

The hotel’s exclusive art collection. It feels right at home on an island that’s long attracted artists and creatives in their pursuit of inspiration.

Hikes along the rugged coast of Anacapri and beyond. From Roman ruins and sweeping sea views to green-cloaked hills and the famous Blue Grotto, this is an island that’s crying out to be explored.