But you just know it when you see ityou can almost feel it.

Additional Mediterranean details include iron accents, use of stone, and an earth tone palette.

The pool is freeform with edges of varying levels of stacked stone.

Mediterranean styled pool with potted plants, white lounge chairs and terra-cotta colored buildings

The Spruce / Christopher Lee Foto

Provencal Swimming Pool

Thomas Gentilinicreated the real thing: a garden in Provence.

This one is the true Mediterranean, with decomposed granite,lavender, and linear garden beds.

The pool decking is bluestone with brick-inset “carpets”.

Mediterranean pool in the evening with outdoor lights illuminating the pool.

Vanguard Studio Inc.

Furnishings and few accessories give it a mod-Mediterranean look.

It’s not fancy or elaborate, just authentic.

Note the ladder/steps to jump into the shore and sea.

Mediterranean style pool with stone walkway and large trees.

Brad Sharpe Pools

Vertical space is emphasized with small trees and shrubs.

Note the extra seating: inside the pool.

Mediterranean touches include painted tile, fountains, and olive trees.

Mediterranean pool design with grassy stone walkway, tree, and enclosed patio.

Mark Molthan

Projects range from estates to smaller properties.

Other Mediterranean touches include Italian cypress trees,agaves, large expanses of bare dirt, and stone.

Provencal swimming pool with desert landscaping.

Thomas Gentilini

Mediterranean pool design with shrubbery fence and potted plants.

Outer Spaces Landscape

Mediterranean pool with pillar-adorned patio and outdoor fireplace.

Jack Coyier, Photographer

Mediterranean pool design at nighttime with rows of lavender and nighttime lighting.

Dave Roche, Roche+Roche

Mediterranean swimming pool against a bright blue sky and palm trees.

Carlos Yagüe for Masfotogenica

Mediterranean pool designs with stone walkways, pillared patio, and deck chairs.

Braswell Architecture

Mediterranean pool with lion fountains spitting water.

Lewis Aquatech

Mediterranean pool overlooking waterway.

Steve Juvetson/Flickr/CC BY 2.0

Mediterranean pool with tile walls and fountains.

Koffka/Phakos Design

Mediterranean pool with beige tile wall and grassy stone walkway.

Neolithic

Mediterranean pool with pool lights and yellow cushioned patio chairs.

Lewis Aquatech

Mediterranean pool design at dusk with trees and other lush landscape.

Drew Sivgals/AMS Landscape Design

Mediterranean pool design with terra-cotta walkway and privacy wall with climbing flowers.

Neolithic Designs

Mediterranean pool designs at nighttime with three tall hedges and in-pool lighting.

Drew Sivgals/AMS Landscape Design Studios

Mediterranean pool with fountains and bushes in pots.

Lewis Aquatech

Mediterranean swimming pool with grassy area against cloudy sky.

Kurt Jordan Photography

Mediterranean pool with stone walls and desert foliage.

Kurt Jordan Photography

Mediterranean pool design with patio space and fireplace reflected in the pool.

Bill Bocken

Mediterranean pool with stone walkway, large tree, and small fountains.

Mirador Builders

Rectangular Mediterranean pool with stone fountains and lush foliage.

APSP