Würzburg Residence, originally the seat of the Prince-Bishops from the Schönborn family, has a long history of more than 500 years. It is a UNESCO World Heritage ... read more
Wolfsberg Castle, or also knows as Henckel-Donnersmarck Castle, dates back to the 11th century. It was transformed into a fortress in the 16th century, due to the Turkish ... read more
Wingfield College's history goes back over 650 years, and is today a private family home. The house is associated with some important historical personalities, such ... read more
Wilton House has been in the hands of the Earls of Pembroke since the 1540s, when it was given to William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, by Henry VIII. The House contains ... read more
Wilton Castle, dating back to 1247, has been completely restored by the present owner, Sean Windsor, after it had been burnt down by arsonists in 1923. The castle is a ... read more
Wildeck Castle's owners were at the beginning, the Dukes, followed by prince electoral and finally it became a hunter’s seat of the King of Saxony. Since 1994 it is ... 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
Welbeck Abbey, dating back to the 12th century, was the seat of the Dukes of Portland and is still the home of their descendants. The estate is a major attraction for ... 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
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 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 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 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 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 Kérylos is a seaside Palazzo, a luxurious reconstruction of an ancient Greek villa, built in 1908 for the archaeologist and politician Théodore Reinach and his ... read more
Villa Grabau, dating back to 1412, is a Renaissance Villa with 17th- and 19th century transformation. The Villa, furnished with period pieces and paintings and is ... read more
Villa Gamberaia is a historic 17th-century villa, surrounded by an early renaissance garden combined with the rich decoration of the mannerist or baroque styles. The ... read more
Villa Foscarini Rossi, dating back 1602, was originally built for the Venetian admiral Jacopo Foscarini. Today the Villa itself houses the Museo della Calzatura (Shoe ... read more
Villa Durazzo, surrounded by a 3 ha beautiful garden, has magnificent “Apartments of the Main Floor”, with period furniture and paintings from the 17th and 18th ... read more
Villa dei Vescovi was constructed 1535-1542 as a summer residence for the archbishops of Padua. In addition to the beautiful grounds, the loggias and interiors contain ... read more
