The long hot summer nights on the island can be passed in contentment at Cantine Stevenson at Ponte di Levante. Cocktails and panpizza (a cross between pizza and bread) is served to a background of live music. The atmosphere is smart and refined.

Looking for extra thrills? Go to Al Castello: this is an atmospheric meeting-point not just because it’s set in an opening near the mud baths, but also because the managers have a great passion for quality music.

House and revival music act as the backing to various evening events in an alternative yet pleasant club.

“Make a date for seventh heaven” could well be the slogan: nature, comfort, a well-stocked Beach Bar, a pizzeria that’s open til the small hours of the morning, ultra-fine black sand. An extraordinary atmosphere… Spiaggia dell’Asino, info: Vladi  +39 331 3071974