The Gardens of Ninfa (Giardino di Ninfa) are widely considered the most romantic garden in the world, a hauntingly beautiful English-style landscape garden created among the atmospheric ruins of a medieval ghost town in the Lazio countryside, just south of Rome. Declared a Natural Monument of the Italian Republic and described by The New York […]
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The ferry glides across Lago Maggiore, past reedy islands and palatial villas reflected in the still water. The Borromean Islands emerge slowly from the mist, each one a different chapter in a story of aristocratic ambition and natural beauty. Isola Bella rises like a stone ship, its baroque palace and terraced gardens overflowing with white […]
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The castle that stretches across the River Cher on a graceful arcade of white stone is a masterpiece of French Renaissance architecture. Chenonceau was shaped not by kings but by the women who owned it: Catherine Briçonnet, Diane de Poitiers, and Catherine de Medici. Each left her mark on the galleries, gardens, and apartments. The […]
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Sevilla – heart of Andalusia | Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Sevilla is a capital and largest city of Andalusia, which is one of 17 autonomous communities in Spain. It is said that Sevilla is the most Spanish city of all cities in Spain. The city had a great history, […]
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Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is one of the most beautiful gardens and palaces on the French Riviera, a pink Belle Époque fantasy perched on the narrowest point of the Cap Ferrat peninsula near Nice, surrounded by nine themed gardens and offering breathtaking 360° views of the Mediterranean on both sides. Built between 1905 and 1912 […]
The Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana) is widely considered the most beautiful coastline in Europe, a 50-kilometre stretch of UNESCO-listed Mediterranean paradise on the southern edge of the Sorrentine Peninsula where pastel-coloured cliffside villages, terraced lemon groves, and the impossibly blue Tyrrhenian Sea create one of the most coveted travel destinations on the planet. From the […]
Powerscourt House and Gardens is one of the most beautiful estates in Ireland, a magnificent 18th-century Palladian mansion set within 47 acres of meticulously designed gardens in the Wicklow Mountains, ranked among the top three gardens in the world by National Geographic and voted one of the top ten houses worldwide by Lonely Planet. Located […]