Picture three terraces, three coastlines, and one shared appetite for the good life, uncorked in unison, three countries apart. That’s the premise behind La Dolce Riviera, Anantara Hotels & Resorts’ summer program linking Rome, Nice, and Amalfi in a single, sun-drenched narrative.
The initiative is a meditation on what the Riviera has always promised: long lunches, longer evenings, and the particular alchemy that happens when Italian vibrancy meets French allure. Gastronomy, music, art, and well-being are the curated thread running through three very different properties, each fluent in its own dialect of Mediterranean ease.
At the heart of the program is a coordinated signature event unfolding simultaneously across all three hotels, anchored by a partnership with Judith Leiber Couture, which debuts its new “La Dolce Vita” collection for the occasion. It’s a fitting pairing; Leiber’s crystal minaudières have spent six decades turning craftsmanship into pure theater, and there’s no better stage than a Riviera evening for that kind of shine. The collaboration folds fashion and savoir-faire into the Dolce Riviera story, giving the whole program an extra layer of glamour.
What follows is each destination’s own interpretation: distinct identities, one shared mood.
Nice | Anantara Plaza Nice Hotel
On the French Riviera, Anantara Plaza Nice Hotel plays both sides of the border, blending Italian warmth with French Riviera polish. The signature cocktail sets the tempo: a Limoncello Spritz built on bright citrus and prosecco, with a French Riviera twist.
At the Anantara Spa, the Côte d’Azur’s art of living gets the full sensory treatment — citrus-infused massages and revitalizing facials designed as restoration, in keeping with the Mediterranean’s long-held belief that wellness and pleasure were always dual pursuits.
The kitchen tells the same cross-cultural story. A weekly lunch menu threads French Riviera flavor through Italian inspiration: sea bass fillet alla puttanesca, sea bream carpaccio brightened with citrus, zucchini flower fritters that taste like the region’s sun-baked hillsides. Gastronomy, wellness, lifestyle; at Plaza Nice, La Dolce Riviera arrives as a full-sensory experience.
Rome | Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel
In Rome, the celebration continues. Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel’s rooftop terrace and pool, high above Piazza della Repubblica, become an urban sanctuary as the city below softens into evening light. Live acoustic music — Italian swing threaded with international influences — carries the night from sunset onward.
Art has a seat at the table, too: a live illustrator works the crowd, capturing the evening through hand-illustrated fans, a poetic update on a timeless Italian summer tradition. A vintage Vespa anchors the night’s signature photo moment, an enduring shorthand for Italian style.
The menu mirrors the mood. Mini supplì give way to Tarte Tropézienne and a clean finish of lemon sorbet, Italian and French influences trading places course by course. The night’s signature pour, Azzurro, does something similar in liquid form: gin, Mediterranean botanicals, Vesuvio bitter, Italicus, dry vermouth, a whisper of seawater, and Amalfi lemon zest. It tastes like the coastline itself.
Amalfi | Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel
Along the Amalfi Coast, history does most of the talking. Set within a 13th-century monastery turned hotel, La Dolce Riviera unfolds at Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel with the region’s heritage built right into the walls. Guests arrive to a lemon-forward welcome (alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike) that announces the Amalfi lifestyle.
Curated food stations feature local excellence: regional cheeses, cured meats, bite-sized specialties built for grazing. Two dishes do the cross-destination concept proud — a carbonara-style pasta frittatina nodding to Rome, and a classic Niçoise salad paying tribute to Nice. The signature cocktail, a Limoncello Spritz made with the hotel’s own artisanal limoncello, closes the loop.
The setting helps: the evening unfolds along the Monk’s Walk where live music and local artists lend the night a cultural texture that feels like a town festival that happens to have extraordinary catering.
A Contemporary Mediterranean Story
Taken together, La Dolce Riviera reads like three chapters of the same book. Rome supplies the cinematic rooftop, Nice the seafront polish, Amalfi the cliffside history, and Anantara threads them into a single narrative about what European summer living still means in 2026: unhurried, sensory, and unmistakably elegant.
Photos courtesy of Anantara Hotels
