Built around 1679–80 as a gift for an Italian princess, it was modelled on the palatial forms recorded by Peter Paul Rubens in Palazzi di Genova (1622)—the influential volume that introduced Northern Europe to Genoa’s Renaissance palaces—the Grade II* limestone house is a rare example of Italianate classicism transposed into the English countryside.
In the 1980s, when Nasser Nakib was a junior architect working in Soho, he used to slip over to Bond Street on his lunch breaks just to stand on the cobblestones. “In Provence you’re in a lavender field and you think, I could die happy here,” he says. “In New York, this block is it for me.”
Gillespie Graham — a defining figure of Scotland’s early Gothic Revival period — designed only two baronial houses, making this estate an unusually pure example of the style. Recent restorations, newly created terraced gardens, and a miniature railway add a distinctive layer of character to the Scottish Borders property.
In a secluded valley just outside Girona, a 19th-century farmhouse restored with quiet precision offers rural privacy, architectural integrity, and a direct line to the Costa Brava — asking just €630,000.
In Givry, a village at the heart of Burgundy’s Côte Chalonnaise, this former bishop’s residence combines 18th-century architecture, private parkland, and proximity to world-renowned vineyards.
The green heart of Italy is having a moment as the insider’s choice for discreet Italian luxury. With estates like Reschio leading the way, Umbria now rivals Tuscany for beauty and design—without the tourist footprint.
Originally built for the monks of Bath in 1591, this 14-acre estate includes a Grade I-listed manor, a tithe barn, and two guesthouses amid protected historic gardens.
Once a fortified house, now a protected Monument Historique, Château de Filain is a rare opportunity to own a piece of French heritage outside the usual Loire circuit—just 30 minutes from the TGV with speed trains to Paris in under 2.5 hours.
This meticulously restored Italian Art Nouveau villa is just 10 minutes from Lake Garda, near Desenzano, a sought-after area known for its mild microclimate, wine estates, and easy access to Milan, Verona, and Brescia.
Just outside Aix-en-Provence, the 60-acre Provençal estate has been transformed from a former farmhouse into a classical bastide by Lafourcade Architects, the family atelier regarded as one of France’s foremost authorities on Provençal restoration.
