Palaces, Villas and Castles

With its idyllic setting, the little village of Iseltwald, Switzerland is like something out of a fairy tale. The village is in the Bernese Oberland R… Read the rest

It is the oldest of Porto Ercole’s three fortresses (the other two being Forte Filippo and Forte Stella), whose origins date back to the medieva… Read the rest

The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River.The Castle of Almourol is regarded as Portugal… Read the rest

Culzean Castle is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, in South Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the former h… Read the rest

<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Before becoming the neighborhood we know today, before turning into the headquarters of the Il… Read the rest

In the heart of the historic center of Messina, just behind the Cathedral, exactly on Strada San Giacomo, stands the Calapaj-D’Alcontres Palace.… Read the rest

The Palace of Caserta and the Palace of Versailles have a thin thread connecting them. The great French royal residence had been completed almost 70 y… Read the rest

One of the most popular museums in the Colonial City is also its most impressive in architecture. Completed around 1512, this Gothic and Renaissance s… Read the rest

Built by the Spanish in the early 16th century, the Ozama Fortress is the first permanent military structure in the Americas, marking the beginning of… Read the rest

The district, since its founding the official seat of the main authorities of the place, as well as the residence of the Sardinian noble families, sti… Read the rest