Discover luxury sea-view villas in Tulum, Mexico

Framed by the Caribbean's azure waters, the Yucatán's tropical jungle and impressive and imposing Mayan ruins, this low-key beach town has long been a back-to-basics destination for locals and foreigners, alike. Nowadays, though its cenotes, soft sands and world-renowned dive sites still have plenty to offer and its barefoot, yogini atmosphere still reigns, Tulum is known more as a escape-from-reality spot for the creative cognoscenti, with its trendy farm-to-table restaurants, indie designer boutiques and – naturally – artsy and intimate boutique hotels.