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and an infinity-edge pool, all with awe-inspiring views over the countryside. Here, guests will delight as dolce vita fantasies of residing in an Italian villa with the countryside unfurling ...

There are many places steeped in history to visit in and around Florence, Italy, but few in which to live while enjoying a state-of-the-art lifestyle. Dating to the 14 th century, Villa Capponi ...

But how about owning our very own European pool villa ... in Italy's lesser-known Ciociaria region – within easy reach of both Rome and Naples – this recently renovated villa just outside ...

It seems as if I have always known of the Villa d‘Este, the celebrated Renaissance ... d’Este and his controversial wife, Spanish-Italian power player and putative poisoner, Lucrezia Borgia.

An off-the-beaten-path estate in Tuscany for a big-group getaway, a plush ski lodge with family-friendly extras, a sleek Grecian villa with daily ... a private pool is a must, and most properties ...

the proud Palladian-style villa outside Monselice, an ancient town a 30-minute drive south of Padua in northeast Italy, was all but unlivable. Purchased by Businaro’s grandfather in 1924 ...