A restored 18th-century wine estate near Siena brings together award-winning organic wine production, a historic villa, and modern estate infrastructure at the gateway to the Val d’Orcia.
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A restored 18th-century wine estate near Siena brings together award-winning organic wine production, a historic villa, and modern estate infrastructure at the gateway to the Val d’Orcia.
Just five minutes from the Baroque town of Noto — the crown jewel of Sicily’s UNESCO-listed Val di Noto — this restored Sicilian baglio reimagines a historic fortified farm estate as a contemporary retreat.
This meticulously restored Italian Art Nouveau villa is just 10 minutes from Lake Garda, near Desenzano, a sought-after area known for its mild microclimate, wine estates, and easy access to Milan, Verona, and Brescia.
This 18th-century villa near Milan was transformed into private residences in the 1980s; its four-bedroom noble-floor apartment now offers frescoed salons and the rare convenience of condominium living, listed for €1,100,000.
On the wooded slopes above Lake Maggiore, few homes break from tradition like Pinwheel, a 2021 residence with a pentagonal form and sculptural white façade designed by JM Architecture.
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.
Few Italian cities carry the layered resonance of Verona—where Roman arenas still stage summer operas and Shakespeare set Romeo and Juliet. Known as Italy’s “painted city,” this storied palazzo reveals a frescoed apartment at the heart of Piazza delle Erbe.
Unlike Como or Maggiore, Lake Orta has remained remarkably low-key — a retreat for those who favor intimacy and quiet over celebrity and spectacle.
A frescoed second-floor apartment in a noble Lucca palazzo makes a strong case for the Tuscan pied-à-terre—with three en-suite bedrooms, two balconies, and views of San Frediano.