Today, the Paris-based organization welcomes 11 new properties, including nine hotels and two celebrated restaurants.

On the Old Continent, these includeVilla Petrusse, a 19th-century villa set inside a century-old park in Luxembourg.

Grand Hotel Parker’sin Naples is Italy’s newest Relais & Chateaux.

Villa at Ahãma

The Ahãma Private Villa at Ahãma resort on the Turkish Riviera.Credit:MARK LUSCOMBE-WHYTE/Courtesy of Relais & Chateaux

Built in 1870, the hotel has hosted luminaries like Oscar Wilde and Virginia Woolf.

I’m pleased to be welcomed as a Relais & Chateaux member," Ratino said.

We look forward to the journey ahead."

you could find more about the new and existing Relais & Chateaux members onrelaischateaux.com.