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.
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A Restored 1740s Fortress in Spain Built to Defend Against Pirates
Commissioned in 1740 under the Spanish Bourbons, Castillo del Príncipe — named for the son of King Charles III — is a rare horseshoe-shaped coastal fortress restored into a nine-bedroom retreat overlooking Galicia’s rugged Costa da Morte.
A Waterfront Villa with Private Dock on Lake Garda Hits the Market
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.
Mountainside Compound in Montenegro With Three Houses and Sea Views
Perched 300 metres (984 feet) above the Adriatic in the protected hamlet of Gornja Lastva, this restored 19th-century estate looks across olive groves and forested slopes to the Bay of Kotor, one of Europe’s most dramatic natural harbors.
Historic Silk Mill on Lake Como Restored as Multi-Residence Compound
Lake Como has long ranked among the most prestigious real estate markets in the world, defined by its grand waterfront properties—yet there are few comparable to the scale of this restored 19th century silk mill in Brienno.
For Sale: A Frescoed Apartment Set in a Historic Palazzo in Verona
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.
A Ship Captain’s 1840s Hudson River Homestead with Beautiful Gardens
Built in the 1840s by Hudson River ship captain Robert Peary, this nearly 200-year-old Gothic Revival estate in Germantown, New York was once a working pear orchard. Today, its legacy endures through gardens designed by the former Lead Horticulturist of the New York Botanical Gardens.
On the Market: 1700s Villa Overlooking Italy’s “Secret Lake”
Unlike Como or Maggiore, Lake Orta has remained remarkably low-key — a retreat for those who favor intimacy and quiet over celebrity and spectacle.
1800s Hudson River Estate Linked to One of America’s “First Families”
On 34.5 acres with more than half a mile of Hudson River frontage, Ulster Landing is a circa-1800s Hudson River estate once held by one of America’s influential dynasties, the Livingston Family.
A Copper Heiress’s Connecticut Estate, Empty for Decades, Now Restored
Copper heiress Huguette Clark bought the 1938 mansion as a Cold War refuge but never lived in it, leaving the mansion untouched for more than 60 years. Restored by Reed and Delphine Krakoff and featured in Architectural Digest, the estate is now on the market for $25,500,000.