All in Journal
The villa can be dated back to the 17th century and belonged to the noble Trenta family until 1783, when it passed to the Mansi family. In 1812, the property was purchased by Elisa Baciocchi, Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister. It was her sister, Paolina Borghese who became its namesake, after staying at the villa in 1815, during Napoleon’s exile in Elba.
The Beaux Arts-style residence was inspired by Versailles, built by the architects behind Grand Central Station, Warren & Wetmore, for a New York stockbroker-turned governor of Rhode Island in 1905. In 1925, it was purchased by Emily Thorn Vanderbilt Sloane White, granddaughter of railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Set in the heart of Tuscany with views over the Arno River stands Villa La Tana, a majestic Renaissance villa surrounded by formal Italian gardens. The property is located just 13 km from the city of Florence. Built in the 16th century, the property was the setting of a great Medici love story: the Grand Duke Francesco Medici I de Medici, heir to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, gifted the villa to his lover, the beautiful Venetian noblewoman, Bianca Cappello, who he would go on to marry.
At 19, Dana Jr. dropped out of Harvard and set sail for the California coast as a crewman aboard a merchant ship, the Pilgram. He published the best seller Two Years Before the Mast, chronicling his journey. Dana Jr. was a lawyer and politician from Massachusetts who is famous for his classic book ‘Two Years Before the Mast’, recounting his time at sea aboard a ship from Boston to California and back.
The Beverly House has become an emblem of Hollywood’s Golden Era. A Spanish colonial home of epic proportions, the Beverly House is a true California compound with total privacy, just 3 blocks from Sunset Boulevard and the Beverly Hills hotel.
Château de Montfort has it all: formal gardens, water fountains, and a dreamy poolscape, set in the heart of Provence. The property dates back to the 13th century and has been a source of constant inspiration to its many illustrious owners.
Perched on the side of a cliff, the AIA award winning Orum House reflects the skyline of LA on its floor-to-ceiling mirrored glass curtain wall. With a double-gated entry and set on its own private road in the heart of Bel Air, the property is a true California compound, with parking for 30 cars.
‘Price upon Request’, but we're guessing somewhere north of £65,000,000 based on estimates in 2016. The property dates back to the 13th century and Christie's describes the 260-acre residence as one “tells the story of the history of England, through its incarnation from Royal deer park, to hunting lodge, to grand aristocratic residence”.
