At the southern tip of Lake Garda, a villa on Sirmione’s Via Punta Staffalo spans nearly two acres of private gardens descending to the water, with a wrought-iron cancello sul lago and dock with private waterfront access.

On the market for the first time in over 200 years, Lake Delaware Farm dates to 1787, when Gertrude Livingston and Revolutionary War general Morgan Lewis built it while the Catskills were still largely untamed, densely forested, and home to Native American tribes.

Just 25 minutes from Angers, this Loire Valley estate dates back to the 14th-century, first built as a fortress during the Hundred Years’ War and reconstructed in the 19th century.

Between Como and Bellagio, opposite George Clooney’s Villa Oleandra, this secluded lakeside retreat captures the spirit of la Dolce Vita, sold complete with bespoke furnishings and customized Riva Aquariva Super.

While the world watched Bezos and Sánchez light up Venice, a real aristocratic gem quietly resurfaced a few bridges away. This 18th-century palazzo with historically important Rococo interiors is on the market with Lionard.

The French Colonial Revival mansion boasts sweeping vistas of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains, and the 345-acre estate comes with a private 9-hole golf course.

Built in the 1730s and restored in the 1990s, this Sicilian villa features a Baroque façade and a dramatic double staircase that feels straight out of The Leopard on Netflix.

In Paris, every street tells a story. But only a few belong to the city’s unwritten canon of power, legacy, and mythic discretion. Rue des Saints-Pères, tucked between the Seine and the inner sanctum of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, is one of them.

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.

This historic villa with a private beach is located in Cannobio, a picturesque town on the shores of north-west Lake Maggiore in Piedmont, Italy, situated just a few kilometers from the Swiss border.