A royal choice to get away from Paris. An exceptional environment, good schools, efficient transportation ... and reasonable prices.
Some municipalities with a prestigious name can find a quality of life at the gates of the capital. Common point between these suburban cities : their royal past and a setting that is just as much.
Elements that count for the 72% of Parisians who...
It’s always a risk sharing a vintage car with another individual for three days. Choose correctly and the experience is bucolic charm. Choose incorrectly and you are plunged into an existential hell that would leave Camus, Sartre and Ionesco weeping in unison on the floor. So I approached piloting the 1967 280SL built on Mercedes’ legendary W11 platform in a vintage rally from Munich...
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It’s always a risk sharing a vintage car with another individual for three days. Choose correctly and the experience is bucolic charm. Choose incorrectly and you are plunged into an existential hell that would leave Camus, Sartre and Ionesco weeping in unison on the floor. So I approached piloting the 1967 280SL built on Mercedes’ legendary W11 platform in a vintage rally from...
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Loire châteaux fall to ‘realistic’ prices
Would-be winemakers can find vintage and vintnery with proximity to Paris
Brexit arrives early in Frankfurt property market
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 Hannah Roberts 3 comments
With more than 4,000 vineyards dotted along the Loire, this fertile...
A 1,000-year old French castle with a prominent history is on the market for €15 million, (US$17 million).
“It’s almost like a historic theme park,” said Nick Johansen, of Sotheby’s International Realty, the listing agent for the property.
The 60-room, 50,000-square-foot Château de la Barben is 20 minutes from Aix-en-Provence, in...
A LATE 19TH-CENTURY HOME IN BORDEAUX $2.34 MILLION (1.98 MILLION EUROS) This six-bedroom, late 19th-century house, just west of the center of Bordeaux, was renovated by its current owner, preserving original elements like the marble staircase, fireplaces and hardwood floors. Past the front door, glass-and-wood double doors open to an entrance hall with a half-bath, a translucent glass ceiling and...
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A Swiss estate owned for decades by a branch of the Barilla family, founders of the pasta company, is asking 70 million Swiss francs, or roughly $72 million.
Known as Domaine Pré Saint Jean, the roughly 10-acre estate located just outside Geneva in the wealthy suburb of Vandoeuvres is among the most expensive homes for sale in Switzerland right now, according to listing...
A FOUR-BEDROOM APARTMENT ON THE RIGHT BANK
This second-floor apartment is in a 1912 building designed by the architect Albert Sélonier in a transitional Art Nouveau style, blending the parquet floors, high ceilings and traditional
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In Provence, the castle’s Picasso murals are classified as historic monuments by the government.
Château de Castille, a castle in Southern France with Picassos etched on its walls, is going on the market for the first time in decades. It is seeking roughly $9.66 million.
The seven-bedroom stone castle was purchased in 1950 by the late Douglas...
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Johnny Depp Is Selling His Private Village in France
The 37-acre estate includes a bar, a chapel, and a pirate-themed wine cave.
If you are a movie star of Johnny Depp’s caliber, we imagine that there are few places where you can go without being immediately detected, harassed by paparazzi, and overwhelmed by well-meaning fans. So that privacy predicament, when...
