Where Celebrities Stayed for Their Euro Summers

Skip to main contentFrom Selena Gomez's Tuscan birthday trip to J.Lo's fashionable French getaway, here's where the stars showed up and bedded down this summer.Euro summers have basically become an unspoken rite of passage amongst A-listers. Almost ritualistically, the season kicks off each May with the who's who of Hollywood flocking to the South of France for the Cannes Film Festival, followed by yachting from the Monaco Grand Prix along the French Riviera in June. Then, just like clockwork, the second wave arrives in July, ready for even more fun in the Mediterranean sun.For the celebrity set, these vacations tend to fall under the quiet luxury aesthetic, embodying the essence of famous European flicks with dreamy, slow-paced stays at some of the continent's most beautiful hotels. This summer proved to be no exception: Selena Gomez celebrated her 34th birthday at Il Borro in Italy like a scene straight out of Under the Tuscan Sun, while Kate Hudson's family spent their annual Mamma Mia–esque Greek holiday at One&Only Aesthesis on the Athenian Riviera, and so on and so forth.Now that the group chats have quieted down, the private jets have landed, and everyone's back to posting to their own Instagram feeds instead of being spotted by paparazzi, I'm looking back on Euro summer 2026 and rounding up the A-list-approved hotels that hosted the stars. Read on to see where the Biebers, Jennifer Lopez, and more booked a stay this season.Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, Il Borro Relais & Châteaux in Valdarno, ItalySelena Gomez spent her 34th birthday with husband Benny Blanco in the rolling hills of Tuscany this July. The pair stayed at the Ferruccio Ferragamo family estate, Il Borro, hosted by Salvatore Ferragamo Jr., who runs the estate's wine and hospitality operations, and his sister Vittoria, who heads sustainability and farm-to-table dining.I've spent enough time in Tuscany to say this stretch of Valdarno, halfway between Florence and Arezzo, is the real deal—quiet, hilly, and less crowded than Chianti. The five-star resort was bought by the Ferragamo family in 1993, and includes a restored medieval village on 2,718 organic acres, with 40 suites and four restaurants overseen by chef Andrea Campani. Selena's birthday agenda included a pasta-making class—cacio e pepe and stuffed zucchini flowers—followed by horseback riding and a wine tasting. Benny fulfilled his husband duties by documenting the day with a tribute reel on his Instagram.Julianne Hough, Hotel Capo d'Orso in Sardinia, ItalyJulianne Hough spent the back half of July on a girls trip in Sardinia alongside professional surfer Brianna Cope and jewelry designer Drew Ginsburg, founder of the label Dylan Lex. The trio based themselves at Hotel Capo d'Orso, perched on the island's northern coast near the Costa Smeralda. A five-star refuge tucked inside a private seaside park, Capo d'Orso has direct access to secluded coves and its own marina, plus L'Incantu Thalasso & Spa, where continuously sourced seawater fills outdoor pools with hydromassage jets.Julianne's days were a mix of movement and relaxation: a spa treatment at L'Incantu, mat workouts with her friends, and a Poseidon Charters boat trip out to the La Maddalena Archipelago, where the group explored the islands and nearby coastal towns in between cliff jumps. Drew posted all about their adventures on Instagram, should you like to peruse a little more.Kate Hudson, One&Only Aesthesis in Athens, GreeceKate Hudson kicked off her family's annual vacation to Greece in early July with a stop at One&Only Aesthesis, the newest star on the Athens Riviera. It was a full Hudson-Hawn-Russell affair: Kate brought kids Bingham and Rani, while Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, and a couple of other grandkids convened on the coast before the family's usual Skiathos leg.Aesthesis opened in 2023 on 128 acres of protected pine forest in Glyfada, reviving the Athenian Riviera's 1960s golden-age glamour. Guests stay in private bungalows and villas along the coastline for added privacy, several with private plunge pools. The Hudson clan’s days at the hotel looked easy and unhurried: books read poolside, bike rides through the pine forest, padel matches, and sessions in the sauna, plus a family boat day on the Mediterranean. Kate closed it out with mother-daughter photos featuring Rani, captioned “Perfect start to summer” on her Instagram.Hailey and Justin Bieber, Amanzoe in Porto Heli, GreeceHailey and Justin Bieber slipped quietly into Greece in late July with son Jack for a family getaway at Amanzoe, Aman's hilltop resort above the Peloponnese coast near Porto Heli. Amanzoe leans into its ancient Greek surroundings architecturally—natural stone, marble accents, columns nodding to antiquity—with buildings spread across a rise overlooking olive groves and the coastline. Each of the 38 guest rooms is a freestanding pavilion with its own private plunge pool, and the property has an open-air amphitheater plus eight spa treatment rooms and a Watsu pool for anyone chasing the full reset.The Biebers kept things low-key, but locals clocked them on a day trip to nearby Spetses, where they strolled the alleyways and grabbed lunch at a fish tavern. Between quiet mornings at the resort and lattes in Porto Heli, Hailey and Justin kept this family vacation refreshingly wholesome—only documenting their island views and Euro summer vibes on Instagram well after returning home.Jennifer Lopez, La Réserve in Paris, FranceJennifer Lopez went straight from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding at Madison Square Garden to Paris Haute Couture Week in early July. She checked into La Réserve Paris with her sister Lynda, using the trip to celebrate both of their birthdays as well (Lynda's is in June; Jennifer turned 57 in July). La Réserve, a Haussmannian mansion off the Champs-Élysées, is the smallest hotel in Paris to hold an official “Palace” rating, with 40 butler-serviced rooms in damask silk and Carrara marble. There's also the three-Michelin-starred Le Gabriel downstairs, in case you get hungry.Jennifer greeted fans from the hotel balcony in a white strapless gown before rotating between Fashion Week looks from Michael Kors and Chloé. The sisters marked the trip with dinner at Siena and front-row seats at the Zuhair Murad and Celia Kritharioti shows, then went on to London for Wimbledon and Sicily for Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda show. J.Lo posted all the fun on Instagram with the caption, “A double birthday sister trip is always a good idea.”Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda, ItalyNewlyweds Dua Lipa and Callum Turner made a stop at Palazzo Margherita in June during their multi-hotel honeymoon through Southern Italy—a fittingly cinematic pick, given the property's owner. Francis Ford Coppola bought the nine-suite palazzo in the hilltop town of Bernalda—the birthplace of his grandfather, Agostino Coppolain—in 2004, and spent six years restoring it.The 19th-century estate is a family project through and through, with hand-painted frescoes sweeping the ceilings, original marble floors carefully relaid, and a historic garden where the property hosts cooking lessons and Aglianico wine tastings for guests. True to the Coppola pedigree, Dua and Callum enjoyed a screening of the 1948 neorealist classic Bicycle Thieves, projected onto one of the palazzo's walls. The lovebirds also posted about their lower-key moments at the property—jumping on the hotel bed, gelato in hand by the sea, and enjoying the rest of their honeymoon route.Emily Ratajkowski, La Residencia in Mallorca, SpainEmily Ratajkowski made her return to Mallorca in mid-June—the island she's called her favorite since summering there as a kid—with a stay at Belmond La Residencia, in the hills above the artists' village of Deià. Mallorca's north coast has a completely different energy than the party-forward south, and La Residencia captures it well. Built around two manor houses dating to the 16th and 17th centuries, set amongst olive and citrus groves below the Tramuntana mountains, the hotel's 67 rooms are individually decorated with antiques, and it keeps its own art collection in step with Deià's bohemian reputation—reason enough to book a room of your own.Emily's stay was equal parts poolside lounging and old-school Mallorca tradition, including a seafood lunch of fried squid and octopus at Ca's Patró March, the cliffside restaurant overlooking Cala Deià. She documented the whole thing—crochet dresses, cheeky bikinis, and all—on Instagram, captioning the post: “Back on my favorite island.”Hotel Martinez / GettyHeidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz, Hôtel Martinez in Cannes, FranceHeidi Klum brought her signature chaotic-but-glam energy to the 79th Cannes Film Festival in May, checking into the Art Deco icon that is Hôtel Martinez with her husband Tom Kaulitz (and her dog Fritz) in tow. Opened in 1929 and reborn in 2018 after a $173 million renovation under The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, the 410-room hotel is a Cannes institution: ivory façade, Neo-Deco interiors, a garden pool, a Carita spa, and a private beach club and pier out front for anyone chasing the same sun-soaked glamour.Heidi was photographed strolling both the hotel hallways and La Croisette (the city's famous boulevard) with Fritz, posting her favorites on Instagram. Her Cannes run stretched multiple days, as she attended the annual Jury Dinner at Hôtel Martinez, the Opening Ceremony, the Electric Kiss premiere, and the L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth Dinner honoring Jane Fonda and Gong Li.Karli Poliziani is a Milan-based writer and digital media leader covering luxury travel and fashion. Originally from Pittsburgh and an Ohio State alum, she started her career in fashion merchandising before moving into editorial. 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