Built in 1999 as one man's vision of the Old West, Rancho Alegre was later bought by another lifelong Western enthusiast who had grown up in Germany watching cowboy films and dreaming of life in the American West. Decades apart, the two men shaped the same extraordinary ranch outside Santa Fe.

In the 1970s, a concrete “spaceship” appeared among the colourful Art Nouveau villas of Cusano Milanino, less than 30 minutes north of Milan.

This restored Alpine palazzo in Craveggia, Piedmont, offers frescoed interiors and substantial private living space in a historic mountain village near the Swiss border.

Built in the 1920s by Woodstock artist Paul Arndt, Library Lane combines a restored stone house, former painting studio guest cottage, and Michael Trapp-designed gardens on 1.6 acres in Woodstock, New York.

Thoughtfully restored with original beams, wide-board floors, five fireplaces, and a hillside sauna cottage, the 12-acre property sits in Pawling, about 90 minutes from New York City.

Listed in the MICHELIN Guide, the heritage-designated Merrill House in Picton offers 14 guest suites, restaurant and bar infrastructure with a commercial kitchen, and a climate-controlled wine cellar in one of Ontario’s best-known wine-country regions.

Located in the Catskill Mountains roughly two hours from New York City, Woodstock is one of the Hudson Valley’s longest-standing artist communities. Built in 1925 by local artist Paul Arndt, Library Lane is within walking distance of the village center.