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 Pisani, today housing the National Museum, contains 18th and 19th century works of art and furniture, and on the ceiling of the ballroom Gianbattista Tiepolo’s ... 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 Rufolo was built in the 13th century for the Rufolo family, but was extensively transformed in the 19th century by Scotsman Francis Neville Reid. The famous ... read more
Villa Sorra, an outstanding example of Emilian baroque architecture, dates from c1800. It is based on a design by Giuseppe Antonio Torri. The villa is surrounded ... 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 Torrigiani, with its beautiful Baroque garden, was built in the 16th century for the Buonvisi family, but passed later into the hands of the Santini and Tottigiani ... 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
The Vilnius Picture Gallery, housed in the elegant Chodkevičiai (Chodkiewicz) Palace with late Classicism interiors, features a permanent exhibition dedicated to the ... read more
Voergaard Castle, dating back to 1481, is since 1963 in the hands of the family trust on behalf of the Danish/French Count E. Oberbech-Clausen, with the ... 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
Vorau Abbey, was founded in 1163 and is the only Augustinian monastery that still exists in Styria. The impressive complex of buildings in the style of the Viennese High ... read more
Briest Manor is the eldest seat, since 1345, of the historic von Bismarck family. It is a complex of buildings built in late Renaissance style and surrounded by a park in ... read more
Vranov nad Dyjí Castle with its Baroque, Classical, French Empirical and Neo-Gothic styles, presently owned by the state, is open to the public. read more
Vrchotovy Janovice Castle, dating back to the 14th century, has been saved by and is presently part of the National Museum of Prague. read more
Wackerbarth Castle was built for Fieldmarshall and Cabinet Minister of August the Strong, Count August Christoph von Wackerbarth. After having changed noble hands many ... 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
