Luxury Punta Ala Holidays

With views of the low-slung island of Elba, and its own benign micro climate, delightful Punta Ala lies on a forgotten stretch of coast between the Maremma Natural Park and Costa d’Argento. It sits on a headland close to the resort of Castiglione della Pescaia which is favoured by well-heeled Italians and known for its medieval citadel, Renaissance churches and cobbled streets lined with restaurants, wine shops and perfumeries.

Punta Ala features fragrant lanes of oleander, coastal tracks, pine forests and rolling hills, amidst which are glimpsed smart private residences, second homes, secluded wooden chalets, tennis courts, equestrian centres and private beach clubs. The town is famous for its sailing regattas, tall-spinnakered racing yachts, rather than floating pleasure palaces, define the marina. The waterside bars and restaurants serve stewed octopus, handmade ravioli , baby squid risotto and wild boar ragout to crews in their bright sailing gear, and immaculately dressed spectators.