A sun-drenched facade of an old building featuring iron balconies with potted plants and dark wooden shutters.

A beautiful white Mediterranean villa with balconies and climbing bougainvillea flowers overlooks a swimming pool on a sunny day.

A high-angle view of a rugged, rocky coastline lapped by the deep turquoise waters of the sea.

A solitary white villa sits on a rocky coastline overlooking the deep blue sea under a clear sky.

An isolated white building sits perched on a barren, rocky coastline overlooking the deep blue sea under a vast, clear sky.

A rugged, rocky coastline meets the deep turquoise and blue waters of the sea under a clear sky.

A vast, arid landscape covered in green shrubbery leads to the deep blue ocean under a clear sky, with a small white building on the coast.

A narrow dirt path winds through a rugged, rocky landscape down to the deep blue sea under a clear sky.

White Mediterranean-style houses with terracotta roofs sit behind a rustic stone wall under a vast, clear blue sky.

Potted plants adorn a stone staircase with an ornate iron handrail leading up the side of a rustic building.

A narrow hallway with stone arches and a wood-beamed ceiling leads to a staircase in a historic building.

The sun illuminates the white stucco walls and terracotta tile roofs of a Mediterranean villa surrounded by lush green trees.

A sharp shadow from a terracotta tile roof falls across the textured white stucco wall of a building on a bright, sunny day.

Sunlight creates shadows from palm trees on a white Mediterranean villa featuring an elegant stone staircase and arched walkways.

A pristine white Mediterranean villa with green shutters and a lush garden stands out against a deep blue sky.

White coastal houses sit perched atop rugged, rocky cliffs that drop into the deep blue sea on a sunny day.

Philippe Degroote

Mediterranean architecture is a style characterized by bright spaces, natural materials, light colors, and a strong connection between indoor and outdoor living, inspired by the traditional buildings of countries such as Spain, Italy, and Greece.

Mediterranean Architecture