Homes by the Med - Episode Guide

Architectural designer Charlie Luxton visits the rugged coastline of the Costa Brava. Located in the autonomous and fiercely proud region of Catalonia, Costa Brava means 'Wild Coast' and is an area renowned for its rocky shoreline that tumbles into the Mediterranean sea. CadaquÚs, on the beautiful Cap de Creus, attracted artists such as Matisse and Picasso, while Salvador DalÝ was a permanent resident. Charlie visits a surreal and abstract home made up of ten interlocking cubes of white render and reinforced glass. There's also a townhouse; and, at a medieval walled town inland, Charlie visits a contemporary home built using stone quarried locally. In Begur, Charlie learns how to make a tasty Catalan version of paella. In Tamariu, he visits a home with two swimming pools cut into a cliff; before heading for a farmhouse in the mountains.

Charlie visits a minimalist home near St Tropez, a hilltop mansion, a villa overlooking Cap Ferrat, a rustic farmhouse that was once home to perfume-making monks, and Brigitte Bardot's former home

Charlie heads to the Mediterranean island and visits a home carved in the rocks, a finca in a forest and an award-winning eco home in an orchard of figs

Charlie Luxton visits the spectacular island of Crete to find some amazing properties, including a palace of glass, metal and rock and a tiny mobile home in an olive grove

Charlie Luxton visits a cruise ship on dry land, and a modern masterpiece designed to deal with the Spanish sun

There's a townhouse perched precariously over sea caverns this time, a renovated cottage, a posh farmhouse, and a super sustainable home

In the first programme, Charlie explores Ibiza. He visits a mansion built of bamboo and concrete and a classic Ibizan farmhouse. There's also Ibiza's answer to Stonehenge and a yoga retreat in a refurbished villa.

Architectural designer Charlie Luxton explores Croatia and its stunning Dalmatian coast and islands. He visits a gleaming white property that cascades down the side of a cliff on the island of Brac. In the town of Postira there's a refurbished fisherman's cottage. On Vis, Charlie visits a beach rated as one of the finest in Europe and an elegant palazzo built by the Venetians in the 16th century. There's also a Roman ruin in Split.

Charlie explores some fabulous island homes, including a harbour-front house with an amazing glass floor

Charlie Luxton visits a swanky hillside villa, a palace and a spectacular auditorium on Italy's amazing Amalfi coast. He also makes some limoncello

Charlie heads to Malta. He visits a huge mansion with a multi-level roof terrace cut into a limestone cliff, one that resembles the deck of a cruise liner.

Charlie heads to Costa Blanca and discovers a fab farmhouse rescued by Essex couple Lee and Kerry, who's rural retreat is like an organic extension of the landscape