In a Mediterranean defined by spectacle—superyachts in Monaco, beach clubs in Saint-Tropez, and the social glamour of Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda—Cavallo operates by an entirely different logic. On a small granite island between Corsica and Sardinia, luxury is defined by deliberate obscurity.

Occupying the upper floors of a historic palazzo in Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood, this 400 m² (4,305 ft²) residence includes a rooftop terrace overlooking the central square.

A late 18th-century residence on Main Street in Sag Harbor—known as the Hannibal French House and once owned by Charles Edison—has returned to the market as a high-end seasonal rental following its recent sale to Miami-based luxury developer Todd Michael Glaser.

With origins dating to 1195, the property has evolved across the 13th, 17th, and 18th centuries into a Renaissance château. It was fully restored between 2010 and 2017 and is currently operating as a four-star hotel with a restaurant listed in the Michelin Guide, approximately 30 minutes from the Mediterranean.

A restored rural residence outside Noto has been reworked into a contemporary country house. The six-bedroom property sits within the UNESCO-listed Val di Noto, a region increasingly defined by architect-led restorations.

A copper baron’s Catskills mansion, later associated with Eleanor Roosevelt and reworked by Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem, combines restored Gilded Age architecture with highly personal, color-driven interiors.

A 19th-century winegrower’s house in France’s Jura—an understated wine region between Burgundy and Switzerland—offers 662 m² (7,126 sq ft) of living space, a vaulted cellar, and a walled garden, near Château-Chalon.