Jacques Couelle, the French architect who designed

the Cala di Volpe, loves to be asked what it was before

it became a hotel. It looks like a fifteenth century

Italian castle, one of those rambling, unplanned buildings

of truncated towers and spreading low-eaved roofs,

desultorily pink-washed and pantiled, fitting the landscape

as naturally as a rock.

In fact it is one of the most luxurious and sophisticated

hotels in Europe, perfectly created to match its setting

along the bay of Cala di Volpe, inside and out offering an

ever-changing kind of visual excitement and satisfaction.

The food and service are marvellous and views out over

the bay make it the most perfect place to stay. All the

interiors and the bedrooms are individually decorated and

furnished with Sardinian antiques and fabrics.

Cala di Volpe has its own boutiques, hairdressers, tennis

courts, water-ski school, Olympic size swimming pool,

first class restaurant, pool-side barbecue and restaurant

for lunch, piano bar and two other bars.