Montenegro

No wonder the Serbs were so miffed when the Montenegrins chose to go it alone a couple of years ago. Overnight Serbia lost its complete coastline, and what a coastline it is - 200 miles of beaches (117 in total, if you like a good stat), coves, fjords, dramatic cliff faces and picture perfect medieval towns such as the UNESCO World Heritage site of Kotor. Ever since the Montenegrans shed their pesky association with Serbia back in 2006, things have looked promising but you really know a country is destined for the big time when Amanresorts announce it will be the destinations for their first fully fledged Amanventure in Europe (the Melezin in Corcheval is technically only run by the group).

Original Travel have been recommending Montenegro for five or so years now, and we arrange regular research trips because there are all manner of plans afoot, including the Porto Montenegro superyacht marina, hotel and villa complex, currently under construction in Tivat. For the time being the Aman project remains very much the icing on this Adriatic cake, with Tito’s former beachfront pad, the Villa Milocer, and the incomparable Sveti Stefan island hotel both now open for business.