The striking residence is described as ‘Palladian villa meets St Peter’s, Rome’, flanking a large oval piazza accessible from the main piazza of the town of Bagheria, once a summer retreat of Palermo's aristocracy

Designed by English landscaper Humphrey Repton (often thought of as one of the last great gardeners of the 18th century, and a successor to Capability Brown), the gardens were laid out in the late 1700s.

On the market with Barnes Luxury Real Estate, this stunning French chateau property is located in the French province of Anjou, on the lower Loire River.

Rocca delle Tre Contrade is available to book with The Thinking Traveler. The holiday home is priced between €18K to €54K a week, and comes fully staffed, including cook and maids.

Current owner Priscilla Presley purchased the Holmby Hills home after her divorce with Elvis Presley in 1973. "We were very, very close”, she stated. “I wanted to make sure his house was near to our daughter, Lisa Marie."

The property was built in 1922 by Chicago-based architect David Adler, the man behind the legendary Crane Estate in Massachusetts, also known as the Great House.

The Grade I listed Georgian house was designed by English architect Anthony Salvin and dates back to 1833—as does Mamhead Castle behind the house, built as a charming folly and copy of the 14th century Belsay Castle in Northumberland.

Greenwich has become a hot spot for fashionable New Yorkers fleeing Manhattan, and what’s more in vogue than a Normandy-style château?

The classic country home is an original farmhouse dating back to 1937, which has been meticulously updated for modern living.

Set on a quiet residential street on Cap d’Antibes, the fabled four-mile peninsula which has attracted the glitterati since the 19th century.