Nine-round Swiss across a week, played in the same resort that hosts most of the players — the holiday-context format encourages strong fields and reasonable attendance from amateur-level players who combine the trip with a Mediterranean week off. Held annually in early May.
The 2026 Edition
German grandmaster Frederik Svane won outright with 7.5/9 — his strongest open-format result of 2026 and a notable showing against a 300-player field with several 2600s. The festival has grown each year since its 2022 founding and is now among the strongest May opens in Western Europe.