Three coronavirus-free retreats for when the lockdown ends

Want to escape to a world free of viral fears? Chris Carter shows where to head when the airports open

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Forte Village: a sprawling resort that seeks to banish coronavirus
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“In the post-pandemic world, the ultimate luxury is living as if the virus never existed,” say Flavia Rotondi and Alberto Brambilla on Bloomberg. Forte Village (from €890, fortevillageresort.com), a “sprawling” resort on the island of Sardinia, has gone all out to achieve that vision.

On arrival at the resort, guests will be given rapid-response antibody tests and Covid-19 swabs. “Those with favourable test results can enjoy the resort’s expansive grounds and activities – which include basketball, tennis, water slides, and a thalassotherapy spa with expansive saltwater pools – without having to wear face masks or observe any social distancing rules whatsoever.”

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Chris Carter
Wealth Editor, MoneyWeek

Chris Carter spent three glorious years reading English literature on the beautiful Welsh coast at Aberystwyth University. Graduating in 2005, he left for the University of York to specialise in Renaissance literature for his MA, before returning to his native Twickenham, in southwest London. He joined a Richmond-based recruitment company, where he worked with several clients, including the Queen’s bank, Coutts, as well as the super luxury, Dorchester-owned Coworth Park country house hotel, near Ascot in Berkshire.

Then, in 2011, Chris joined MoneyWeek. Initially working as part of the website production team, Chris soon rose to the lofty heights of wealth editor, overseeing MoneyWeek’s Spending It lifestyle section. Chris travels the globe in pursuit of his work, soaking up the local culture and sampling the very finest in cuisine, hotels and resorts for the magazine’s discerning readership. He also enjoys writing his fortnightly page on collectables, delving into the fascinating world of auctions and art, classic cars, coins, watches, wine and whisky investing.

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