Amanzoe sits on a hill above Porto Heli in the southern Peloponnese, the part of Greece that sits between Sparta, Mycenae and Epidaurus — a landscape thick with ancient history and olive groves, with the Aegean visible in every direction. The resort follows the Aman blueprint: a series of elegant pavilions and villas arranged around a central facility building, with nothing competing for the eye except the view. The architecture — low, clean, pale stone — feels genuinely at home in the landscape rather than imposed upon it.
The spa alone justifies serious consideration. At 2,850 square metres, it is one of the most extensive wellness facilities at any European resort. The hilltop yoga pavilion — open-sided, with an unbroken panorama of the Aegean and the olive-covered hills — is one of those spaces that stays in your memory long after the session is over. For those who want beach time alongside the hilltop calm, the private Beach Club on the coast is reached by complimentary resort transfer and has its own pools, restaurant and spa treatment rooms.