Set in a quiet village in the Burgundy countryside just outside Dijon, this 15th-century manor features a turret, dovecote, and one-hectare grounds in one of France’s most culturally and gastronomically rich regions.

A 106-acre historic estate in Sintra, Portugal, dating to the 16th century, the property’s past owners include the Marquis of Pombal and British industrialist Sir Francis Cook.

In the 1980s, when Nasser Nakib was a junior architect working in Soho, he used to slip over to Bond Street on his lunch breaks just to stand on the cobblestones. “In Provence you’re in a lavender field and you think, I could die happy here,” he says. “In New York, this block is it for me.”

In Paris’s 16th arrondissement, just off Avenue Foch near Porte Dauphine, this private mansion sits within a secure cul-de-sac, combining a traditional Parisian limestone exterior with a fully modernized interior, a separate indoor pool annex, and dedicated spa and fitness spaces.

Dating to 1685, this Woodbury, Connecticut home sits on 3.67 acres (1.48 hectares) and is listed as one of the oldest continuously inhabited properties in the county.

A 1965 Big Sur residence, reworked in the 1990s by architect Mickey Muennig, is set on a forested bluff along California’s Highway 1 within walking distance of the Esalen Institute.

A manor in Somerset with 500+ years of history combines a medieval core with an 18th-century structure and later additions including a ballroom and Victorian glasshouse, set within 2.34 acres of gardens and grounds.

Set in the countryside outside Noto, this 19th-century farmhouse dates to 1867 and has been restored in part, with remaining structures to be completed. The property is positioned within the Val di Noto, a UNESCO-designated region in southeastern Sicily known for its Baroque towns and active agricultural landscape.

Dating to the 1600s, the 23-bedroom château is set in an elevated position overlooking Lac de Sainte-Croix, the reservoir at the tip of the Gorges du Verdon, and one of the primary access points to the gorge by water.

This renovated 18th-century Provençal farmhouse is set within approximately 17.5 acres (7.09 hectares) in the Luberon, within an area often referred to as the region’s “Golden Triangle,” centred around the villages of Gordes, Ménerbes, and Oppède.