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One of Italy’s most sought-after regions is often dismissed as being too expensive and crowded (Como), or gets just plain overlooked (Orta, Iseo)—so we gave it the Costa Meno treatment. What we turned up surprised even us…

A massive refresh on our most coveted list of affordable hotels, just in time for summer. From Ligura to the Amalfi and the Venice Lido to Puglia, we’ve got the entire Italian coast covered, with over 200 charming, soulful and approachable properties.

Hotel prices keep climbing, and the Costa Meno—our shorthand for charming, atmospheric stays that are also affordable—has never felt more relevant. So we’ve distilled our roundups of hotels from around the world into one tightly edited list of the best thoughtfully priced hotels to plan a trip around.

For this edition of our Costa Meno series—where we scout stylish, under-the-radar stays for less than 350 euros/night—we turned our attention to France.

From the Dodecanese to the Cyclades to the Ionians and loads in between, we found the old family mansions, caught-in-time guest houses and tasteful modern renos that won’t feel like you’ve been (golden) fleeced