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Sicily isn’t exactly off the beaten path, but it hasn’t always been part of the standard Italian itinerary. That’s changing as visitors discover the island via Italy’s most cherished mode of travel.

We sailed our way up the Northeast coast, on the lookout for the clapboard guest houses and veranda-wrapped inns that smell most like maritime spirit.

Grupo Habita launched 25 years ago in Mexico, among the first to perfect the formula for what would become the modern boutique hotel — wildly popular now, but a novel concept at the time.

We have a few things to apologize for in this story about Sylt, a laid-back, dune-swept island off the coast of Germany where pastoral traditions attract enormous wealth and celebrity.

You might not want to live in a very big house in the country, but surely you wouldn’t mind visiting one. Visit these enchanting examples, then. Even the boys in Blur would approve.