Bourg-en-Bresse is probably not the first place that comes to mind when searching for a château in France—and that is partly what makes this one so interesting.

While Como and Maggiore draw the crowds, Lake Orta remains the quieter insider’s choice—a smaller northern Italian lake favored by those seeking discretion, character and a slower pace.

Built and once owned by a notable Belle Époque architect, this villa sits directly on the Mediterranean at Cap d’Antibes, the wooded peninsula between Cannes and Nice and one of the French Riviera’s most tightly held residential enclaves.

On the market for the first time in over 200 years, Lake Delaware Farm dates to 1787, when Gertrude Livingston and Revolutionary War general Morgan Lewis built it while the Catskills were still largely untamed, densely forested, and home to Native American tribes.

A rare multi-structure coastal compound in Corfu, Heliophos Estate trades a single villa for an entire private bay experience shaped by landscape, privacy, and uninterrupted sunset-facing sea views.

In the 1970s, a concrete “spaceship” appeared among the colourful Art Nouveau villas of Cusano Milanino, less than 30 minutes north of Milan.

Set on 3 hectares / 7.4 acres, this restored 18th-century Provençal farmhouse offers 550 m² / 5,920 ft² of living space and 7 bedrooms in the main house and a separate 2-bedroom caretaker’s residence.

Set in the hills of Valdarno, the estate’s historic buildings are linked by underground passages, internal hallways, courtyards, and gardens, and are surrounded by olive groves, Chianti DOCG vineyards, and an established agriturismo.

This restored Alpine palazzo in Craveggia, Piedmont, offers frescoed interiors and substantial private living space in a historic mountain village near the Swiss border.

Built in the 1920s by Woodstock artist Paul Arndt, Library Lane combines a restored stone house, former painting studio guest cottage, and Michael Trapp-designed gardens on 1.6 acres in Woodstock, New York.