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 the Isar Valley south of Munich, a fully restored 1913 villa set on 17,000 m² (4,20 acres) of private parkland is now offered at €7.9 million, representing one of the most substantial historic residential offerings in the region in recent years.

Built in 1900 and set across 53 acres in Charlemont, Massachusetts, at the edge of the Berkshires, this hand-crafted timber-frame house is a rare expression of early American building traditions, shaped over decades by a master carpenter.

Set high above the Dorset Downs, Chedington Court combines a historic water garden fed by a natural river source with a fully modernised country estate. The result is a rare balance of landscape, infrastructure, and setting.

A late 18th-century residence on Main Street in Sag Harbor—known as the Hannibal French House and once owned by Charles Edison—has returned to the market as a high-end seasonal rental following its recent sale to Miami-based luxury developer Todd Michael Glaser.

Located near Piazza Santo Spirito, this 19th-century tower was reimagined by Stefano Tozzi, a Florentine architect with experience at renowned studios like Natalini and Arata Isozaki and collaborations with celebrated architects Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid.

Domaine La Grange includes a historic bastide, converted farm buildings, and 23 bedrooms across the 4.5-hectare (11-acre) estate. An orangerie, chapel, tennis court, and two swimming pools complete the grounds.

“Aberdeen is a home with a deep soul,” says the Breaking Bad actor. Past owners include Tim Curry, Robert Pattinson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Jim Parsons, who sold the property to Paul in 2019 for $6.95 million.

Near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in the Alpilles, the restored estate includes multiple residences, landscaped gardens, and a wellness pavilion with hammam and sauna.

One of the largest properties in Menaggio, with 1,050 feet of private lake frontage, Villa Olivetta is a Victorian outlier among the Italianate and Liberty-style estates that define Lake Como, built in the late 19th century by London-born engineer Herman Mylius.