Dolce & Gabbana Turns Cala di Volpe Into Sardinia’s Chicest Summer Address

This summer, Hotel Cala di Volpe on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda gets a full Dolce & Gabbana mood: sunlit Maiolica yellow, a dressed-up Atrium Bar and a pop-up boutique made for the most glamorous kind of Italian holiday.

Costa Smeralda has always understood glamour. This summer, Dolce & Gabbana gives it a new shade of yellow. For May 2026, the Italian house takes over parts of the legendary Hotel Cala di Volpe with a radiant new expression of its Maiolica Gialla motif, turning one of Sardinia’s most storied addresses into a very Dolce kind of summer scene. Think yellow ceramics, Mediterranean light, polished aperitivo energy and the kind of fashion-meets-hotel moment designed to look impossibly good from every angle.

This is not just another resort collaboration. At Cala di Volpe, where architecture, coastline and social theatre have always worked beautifully together, Dolce & Gabbana feels less like a guest appearance and more like a natural continuation of the hotel’s mythology.

A Dolce & Gabbana summer on the Costa Smeralda

Set on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda, Hotel Cala di Volpe has never been just another luxury resort. Designed in the 1960s by French architect Jacques Couëlle, it was imagined like a sculptural fishing village, all organic curves, terracotta tones and sea-facing drama. It is the kind of hotel that already feels cinematic before anyone dresses it up. For this collaboration, Dolce & Gabbana uses the property as a canvas for its Italian summer language, bringing its iconic Maiolica pattern into a new yellow variation inspired by the warmth, brightness and decorative spirit of southern Italy.

The result is sun-drenched, unapologetically decorative and exactly the kind of hotel takeover that makes sense on the Costa Smeralda, where glamour has always preferred to arrive with a little theatre.

The Atrium Bar gets a Maiolica yellow makeover

The heart of the takeover is the hotel’s Atrium Bar, long one of Cala di Volpe’s most elegant social spaces. For the season, Dolce & Gabbana has reimagined the bar’s two terraces with the new Maiolica Gialla pattern, wrapping the setting in a graphic, golden Mediterranean mood. Elaborately decorated cabanas, hand-painted vases and patterned details create the feeling of stepping into a Dolce & Gabbana summer fantasy, somewhere between Italian ceramic tradition and Sardinian resort glamour.

It is easy to imagine the scene: late afternoon light, an aperitivo in hand, yellow Maiolica glowing against the sea, the soft c

horeography of hotel life unfolding around you. Cala di Volpe has always known how to perform summer. This year, it simply has a new costume.

A Dolce & Gabbana pop-up inside the hotel

The collaboration continues with an exclusive Dolce & Gabbana pop-up store within the hotel, offering a curated selection of ready-to-wear pieces and accessories for the season.

The idea is simple but effective: arrive in Sardinia, step into the Dolce universe, and dress accordingly. The pieces celebrate the lightness and freshness of summer, making the pop-up feel less like a retail corner and more like part of the resort experience. At Cala di Volpe, style has never been an accessory. It is part of the itinerary.

Cala di Volpe, a realhotel icon

Part of Marriott International’s Luxury Collection, Hotel Cala di Volpe remains one of Sardinia’s most recognizable luxury hotels. Its 121 rooms and suites combine Couëlle’s sculptural architecture with views of the bay, while its restaurants, spa and sports facilities place it firmly in the classic European resort tradition.

There is Le Grand for timeless hotel dining, Beefbar for a more contemporary international mood, a Shiseido Spa, golf, tennis and water sports. But the real signature has always been atmosphere: that polished, highly specific Costa Smeralda blend of sea, design, discretion and glamour.

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This summer, Cala di Volpe is not just a place to stay in Sardinia. It is a place to dress for.

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