Wealthy American businessman Robert Talbot owns a villa on the Ligurian coast, where he and his

Roman mistress Lisa Fellini spend September each year. When Robert visits in July and calls Lisa
en route from Milano, she cancels her wedding and rushes to meet him. Upon his arrival at the villa,
Robert discovers that in his absence, his major domo Maurice Clavell has converted the villa into a
hotel, currently hosting a group of teenage girls including Sandy and their chaperone Margaret
Allison. Their departure is delayed when Margaret slips on the cork of a champagne bottle and is
forced to spend a day in the hospital. Four teenage boys, led by Tony, who had irritated Robert on
the drive to his villa, set up camp outside the villa and begin courting the girls.

Robert chaperones the girls on a sightseeing tour and to a music club. He dances with each of the
girls and appeals to their virtues, stressing the importance of chastity. A drunken Tony makes a
failed romantic advance toward Sandy. When Sandy tells Lisa of the lecture that she had received
from Robert, Lisa becomes infuriated over Robert's double standards. The next morning, she
departs, hoping to reunite with her former fiancé Spencer.

Accompanied by Maurice, Robert chases after Lisa, but she refuses to reconcile. Maurice decides to
play matchmaker, telling the police that his employer is a notorious criminal wanted in Rome and
that Lisa is his accomplice, but his plan fails. Lisa returns to her apartment, where she finds Sandy.
Hearing Sandy's lament about lost love, Lisa experiences an epiphany and departs to reunite with
Robert. On her way out, she meets Tony, whom she directs to her apartment, where he and Sandy
reunite.

At the train station, Lisa borrows a toddler to convince the conductor that the father is abandoning
them. Taken off the train, Robert reconciles with her. As a married couple, they return to the villa,
which Maurice has converted into a hotel again and which is now occupied by a group of nuns.