For someone dreaming of restoring a château in the Loire Valley, less than 2 hours from Paris, much of the original fabric remains intact and ready for its next chapter.

Less than an hour from Rome, this restored 19th-century farmhouse sits on nearly 10 acres in the Etruscan countryside. Rebuilt from a ruin by 21-year-old photographer Filippo Chia, it reflects both his family’s Renaissance roots and the international art world he grew up around.

Brechin Castle has stood on Scotland’s east coast for more than 700 years, shaped by kings, war, rebellion and generations of aristocratic families. Its grounds include one of Scotland’s most remarkable private gardens.

Just beyond Aix, this 19th-century residence feels surprisingly removed from the city, with 3.45 acres (1.4 hectares) of gardens crossed by a stream, fountains and terraces looking toward Sainte-Victoire—the mountain Cézanne painted more than 80 times.

Behind Great Elm’s soaring glass atrium is a Buckley family estate shaped by Mexican architectural details, political gatherings and guests from Ronald Reagan to Sylvia Plath. Divided in the 1980s, the mansion could now be reunited as a single home.

Westerly Estate’s story stretches from Fletcher Jones’s 4,000-acre thoroughbred empire to one of the pioneering vineyards that helped shape Happy Canyon wine country.

A medieval château in France’s Jura wine region, rebuilt in the 1440s and later visited by Henri IV, includes an unexpected chapter as a nightclub that operated for roughly 30 years.

The private island offers 1,110 acres of Scottish wilderness—and a castle to restore, built by an Antarctic explorer whose architect is believed to have sank with the Titanic.

Built in 1702, this historic villa for sale near Milan sits on 25 acres with formal Italian gardens, a 19th-century English park, and a remarkable hidden Secret Garden.

A 1774 Hudson Valley farmhouse is for sale with the historic barn where Joan Osofsky founded Hammertown, the much-loved furnishings and antiques business that helped shape the region’s relaxed country style.