Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
The rise of the subterranean mansion | Mail Online
The rise of the subterranean mansion: Luxury home owners dig down and deep to make room for lavish extras By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:22 EST, 17 March 2012 | UPDATED: 14:22 EST, 17 March 2012 Whether they are building an underground spa, move theater or squash court, the wealthy around the globe are digging … Continue reading
48,000-square-foot house up for auction in DFW | Mom2MomDFW.com
HICKORY CREEK — Down Ronald Reagan Avenue and off Swisher Road, past the town hall and not far from Wal-Mart, where kayaks were selling Wednesday for $199, sits one of the most expensive homes ever built in North Texas. And it’s for sale. Champ d’Or, a 48,000-square-foot mansion on 39 acres with a 1.5-acre lake, … Continue reading
Vintage investments: buy a house in France – Telegraph
“We must have looked at more than 100 houses in that time,” says Caroline, a former PA to the chef Michel Roux. “We knew we wanted a place with a view, on the edge of a village and not more than a 90-minute drive from an airport. Lot-et-Garonne was where all those things came together.” … Continue reading
Nab a Piece of L.A.’s Versailles – WSJ.com
Sotheby’s Fleur de Lys, the Saperstein home in Beverly Hills ON APRIL 19, Sotheby’s New York will auction off the contents of Fleur de Lys, the 45,000-square-foot Los Angeles home of socialite Suzanne Saperstein. The collection is one of those glimpses into a folly that recurs every few decades and to which L.A. is particularly … Continue reading
Hotels With Titanic Ties – ABC News
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Daily Daydream: The ‘Swiss Riviera’ – SmarterTravel.com
Situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, in an area nicknamed the “Swiss Riviera,” the Chateau de Chillon is a historic must-see. The castle was built sometime during the Bronze Age, and was intended to defend the passage between northern and southern Europe. There’s plenty to explore inside the castle—from underground former prisons to stunning … Continue reading
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie complete construction of huge wedding reception hall ahead of showbiz wedding of the year | Mail Online
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie complete construction of huge wedding reception hall ahead of showbiz wedding of the year By J J Anisiobi UPDATED: 01:10 EST, 24 April 2012 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie look set to start their days as husband and wife on their own doorstep as building work on their French mansion … Continue reading
A Planned Replica Of Versailles In The DC Suburbs Has Neighbors Freaking Out – Business Insider
(Newser) – A man’s home is his castle, nowhere more so than in the ritzy Washington, DC, suburb of Great Falls, Va. That’s where one couple has elected to build their 25,424-square-foot mansion, dubbed “Le Chateau de Lumiere” and fashioned after the Palace of Versailles. The only thing bigger than the planned house? The brouhaha … Continue reading
France Holidays | Castles | Travel, Accommodation, Transport
The fortified town of Carcassonne. Photo: Alamy Legends and gullible souls have thrived on the legacy of the Cathars, writes Michael Gebicki, who explores their spectacular landscape. I am driving through the Languedoc region in the southern depths of France, through a taut, spare landscape that the French know as the garrigue after its fragrant … Continue reading
A fairytale French chateau – Telegraph
Château de la Goujeonnerie in the Vendée, western France, is a magnificent mansion in 18 acres of parkland, with three ‘floating’ towers that give it a fairytale feel. Built for a local magistrate in 1872, it has 22 rooms over three floors, a lake and views of rolling green hills in the distance. As is … Continue reading