It’s the Amalfi Coast, upgraded. Ask even the most seasoned travelers to find Versilia on a map of Europe, and they’ll struggle. The 12-mile strip on Tuscany’s coast, a short drive from Lucca, is an unadulterated high-end hideaway minted at the height of Italy’s dolce vita fame. It resolutely refuses to bend to trends or chase attention.

“Those of us who love it, we love it more for the traditional, old-style things that have always been here,” says Sara Maestrelli, whose family owns one hotel here and will soon open another, and spent much of her childhood in the area. “We are such nostalgics.”