The property offers both scale and charming setting in a region gaining international attention for its wines and landscapes.

Built for Louise Grace—daughter of NYC’s two-time mayor and shipping magnate William R. Grace—this stuccoed Renaissance Revival cottage is a rare surviving example of an early American summer estate, set on 3,570 feet of private Maine shoreline.

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.

This château was built in 1910 in the style of 18th-century French neoclassicism, specifically the Château de Bellevue, which was commissioned by King Louis XV for his mistress, Madame de Pompadour.

Unlike Como or Maggiore, Lake Orta has remained remarkably low-key — a retreat for those who favor intimacy and quiet over celebrity and spectacle.

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.

In the Haute-Marne, a classical château has quietly changed hands — and it’s no surprise. A classical residence with intact gardens, year-round habitability, and a private island setting — and all under €1M — seldom lingers on the market.

Celebrity real estate draws attention, but this Montecito estate stands out on its own. Set on 3.4 gated acres on Picacho Lane, Oakview blends Georgian architecture with interiors refined by Clements Design.

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.

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.