Bois-de-la-Roche is located in the affluent Senneville Historic District, a lush enclave where some of Montreal’s most prominent politicians, bankers, and merchants built their estates at the turn of the 20th century.

Listed as a Monument Historique, this Renaissance château sits within 64 acres of private land, including 10 acres of enclosed formal gardens, under 40 miles from Paris.

Set within the village of Nerola in the Sabina hills, under an hour from Rome, the 11th-century fortress underwent extensive restoration in the 20th century, preserving its medieval exterior while preparing it for hotel and event use.

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.

A rare chance to own one of Britain’s few inhabited Norman castles, listed at £5.5 million with Knight Frank, is heading to the auction block on October 30, 2025 — unless sold prior.

Commissioned in 1740 under the Spanish Bourbons, Castillo del Príncipe — named for the son of King Charles III — is a rare horseshoe-shaped coastal fortress restored into a nine-bedroom retreat overlooking Galicia’s rugged Costa da Morte.

Accepting offers over £750,000, Kinloch Castle awaits a visionary custodian. The island’s forty residents — guardians of the Isle of Rum’s nature reserve and heritage — hope for a sensitive revival that honours its ecology as much as its history.

Set above the Somme River near Abbeville (1h40 from Paris), this 18th-century pink-brick residence is positioned atop a series of terraces with century-old greenhouses—each nearly 100 metres (328 feet) long—among the largest in private ownership in France.

Just 25 minutes from Angers, this Loire Valley estate dates back to the 14th-century, first built as a fortress during the Hundred Years’ War and reconstructed in the 19th century.

Just 28 miles from Paris, this 13th-century fortress—restored over 14 years to heritage standards—now operates as a five-star hotel and events venue.