Recently, LVMH’s Bernard Arnault—the world’s second-richest person—acquired the nearby Hôtel Cap Estel in Èze through his family holding company for approximately €200 million, signalling renewed attention on this discreet stretch of the Riviera coastline.

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.

Considered one of southern England’s finest private country houses, the Grade II-listed Pythouse sits in South Wiltshire’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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.

This corner of the Vexin Normand is a gateway between Paris and Normandy — close enough for an easy city commute, yet surrounded by cobbled towns and countryside. 

Overlooking Mallorca’s Tramuntana mountain range, Finca Sonrisa blends contemporary design with traditional finca style in a project recognized by Architectural Digest and Wallpaper*, now on the market for €8.9 million.

In the hills outside Lucca, one of Tuscany’s grand historic estates has returned to the market with provenance few properties can match, acquired in 1836 by Caroline Bonaparte—Napoleon Bonaparte’s younger sister and Queen Consort of Naples.

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

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.

Marked by Moorish-inspired details—arched loggias, carved columns, and decorative tilework—this Belle Époque villa illustrates the Orientalist eclecticism popular in French villa architecture of the late 19th century.