The Starwood hotel chain now owns Cala di Volpe (rumored to be opening its own cooking school) and a handful of surrounding hotels. Starwood also runs neighboring Pevero Golf Club, boasting some of the best ocean views from any golf course in Europe. The golf course is open to the public and considering the location, charges very affordable greens fees.
Many of the world’s richest who congregate here each summer choose to stay on their yachts anchored in the charming port town (complete with Bulgari and other luxury outposts) of Porto Cervo. We were told the mega-yachts we spotted belonged to a few Russian billionaires. Russian President Putin has a villa down the road and his friend Italian President Berlusconi reportedly owns a half dozen villas nearby and in other part of Sardinia.
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