Villa Imperiale Pesaro was built between 1452-1469 for Alessandro Sforza, whereby the first stone was laid by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. It is famous for its ... read more
Villa La Foce dates back to the 15th century, but was mainly abandoned when it was bought in 1924 by Antonio and Iris Origo, a writer and horticulturalist. He turned it ... read more
Villa Malfitano Whitaker is a 19th-century palace and a museum for the artwork, natural history and archeologic collections, of the Sicilian-English artist and ... read more
Villa Marigola, dating back to the 18th century and built for the Marquis Ollandini, is now property of the Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia and a center for cultural ... read more
Villa Medici was built for Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549 – 1609) and houses since 1803 the Académie Française in Rome. It has a ... read more
Villa Molin is a patrician residence, commissioned by Nicolò Molin (1562-1608), Venetian ambassador to Florence and to James I of England from 1603-1606. The architect ... read more
Villa Monastero, today a museum and conference centre, was constructed on the site of a Cistercensian monastery in the 16th century, for the Mornocco family. The present ... read more
Villa Oliva dates back to the 15th century and has been restored in the 20th century by the Oliva family. It is surrounded by a beautiful park on three levels its ... read more
Villa Ormond was built in the late 19th century as a "Maison de Plaisance" for the Swiss businessman Ormond. The architect was Emile Réverdin, and the villa is ... read more
Villa Palagonia is a Sicilian Baroque villa, built from 1715. Its garden is famous for the statues of monsters. Since 1885 the villa is owned and inhabited by the ... read more
Villa Reale di Marlia dates back to the 15th century, as the Renaissance style Villa Marlia. However it was the sister of Napoleon, Elisa, who transformed it ... read more
Villa Tasca is a historic place and a family home in one. The place goes back to the 16th century, but the present building dates from the 18th century. It is surrounded ... read more
Villa Tittoni, today open to the public by guided tours, has undergone several transformations in the 18th and 19th century. It has still extensive English style ... read more
Villa Valmarana, since 1715 in the Valmarana family, who still lives in the Villa today, is famous for its frescos by Giambattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo (father and ... read more
Vollenhoven Estate is a country estate near Utrecht (around 130 ha), including an English style landscape garden. The estate came into the hands of the Marwijk Kooy ... read more
Waddesdon was built between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898). Famous for its fabulous art collections and gardens, it is now owned by ... read more
Walton Hall was built in the 1830s by Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet. He was a brewer and MP. The hall and its garden are since 1941 in the hands of the Warrington ... read more
Water Castle Klaffenbach, used as a hotel, offers in the buildings around the castle : exhibitions, different art & crafts workshops, concerts, events, golf, palace ... read more
Wentworth Woodhouse is a unique event venue, set within 87 acres of gardens and parkland, including a deer park and lakes, which are vested in the Fitzwilliam Wentworth ... read more
Weston Park is a 17th century house, surrounded by a 405 ha (1000 acres) park and gardens. The park was designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. The house ... read more