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.”

Set above the Côtes du Rhône vineyards, the nearly 10-hectare estate combines a fortified medieval core with hospitality infrastructure and approved expansion potential.

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.

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.

Set in the Burgundy countryside near the village of Vézelay, this French manor estate extends across 17 acres of parkland within a quiet, historic pocket of the region.

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.

Just 180 meters from the Mediterranean in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, once described by The Times as the “Secret South of France.”

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

In Givry, a village at the heart of Burgundy’s Côte Chalonnaise, this former bishop’s residence combines 18th-century architecture, private parkland, and proximity to world-renowned vineyards.