Live the Fantasy: How Celebs Spend Their Summer Vacations

While most of us mere mortals only have room for a week at the beach or perhaps a trip to Disneyland in our summer vacation budget, celebs tend to spend their leisure time frolicking bikini-clad in exotic locales. Since vicarious living is the next best thing to being there, we’re sharing just a few of these star-studded adventures with you for inspiration or aspiration. So pour yourself a cool drink, kick back in your lawn chair, soak up some rays, and enjoy the fantasy.

Salma Hayek Salma kicked off summer with a trip to Venice in May, accompanied by husband Francois-Henri Pinault and their daughter Valentina. Of course, no trip to the City of Canals is complete without a gondola ride and the extraordinarily picturesque threesome made it their first stop.

Eva Longoria It’s official—Eva’s ready for love! She and Ernesto Arguello—who she met when he was a contestant on the dating show she produced (Ready for Love)—jetted off for a romantic jaunt to the City of Light, Paris.