St. Mary's House is a15th century timber-framed house, surrounded by magnificent gardens. The house, still privately inhabited, and gardens are open to the ... read more
Stock Gaylard Estate is a small traditional country estate of around 729 ha (1800 acres), with an enclosed 32 ha (80 acres) deer park including a small lake. It is the ... read more
Sudeley Castle, dating back to the 12th century, is the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr (1512–1548), the sixth wife of Henry VIII. Still privately owned, the ... read more
West Dean, surrounded by a beautiful landed estate, is not only a real centre for conservation and creative arts, but has also one of the greatest restored gardens, open ... read more
Grafenegg stands for highly refined entertainment, a feast for all senses, with a mixture of a yearly Music Festival in summer, concerts at all seasons, and many other ... read more
Erasmus House is dedicated to the life and work of Erasmus, paintings, books, manuscripts and a philosophical garden. The Beguinage of Anderlecht was the smallest ... read more
Melk Abbey, dating back to 1089, is one of the biggest and most beautiful European Baroque ensembles. It is famous worldwide, and part of UNESCO’s world cultural ... read more
Schloss Mirabell dates back to 1606 and was built by prince-archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau for his beloved Salome Alt. Today, it serves as the backdrop for romantic ... read more
Schönbrunn Palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburgs and is together with its gardens, one of the best known Baroque ensembles in the world. read more
Schloss Hellbrunn is Austria's best example of the Italian baroque style. It was built (1613–19) for Marcus Sitticus von Hohenems, the Prince-Archbishop of ... read more
Alden Biesen Castle has been used by the Teutonic Knights since the Middle Ages. They replaced it by a moated castle in the eighteenth century. The property came into ... read more
Castle Museum Sypesteyn & Garden is a reconstructed castle-style mansion in the style of the 1600s, by Henrik van Sypesteyn (1857 - 1937), housing a valuable art ... read more
Millinger Tea Garden is an oriental-mediterranean inspired garden, where the visitor can also enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner or one of the regular chamber music ... read more
La Bambouseraie en Cévennes has an extensive collection of plants, and contains the world's largest bamboo nursery. It was created by the spice millionaire Eugène ... read more
Clairvaux Abbey dates back to the 12th century and is the former monastery of St Bernard, founder of the Cistercian Order, an austerely reformed branche from the ... read more
l'Abbaye de Valloires dates back to the 12th century, but was reconstructed in the 18th century. The abbey is open to paying visitors from March to November, and is ... read more
Kylemore Abbey was built in 1868 as a stunning castle but is since 1920 home of the Benedictine community of nuns. The castle has a Victorian Walled Garden (6 acres), ... read more
The Ulriksdal Palace, Stockholm, dates back to 1644, and was last used by King Gustav VI Adolf and Queen Louise between 1923 and 1973. It is surrounded by beautiful ... read more
Gawsworth Hall was built in 1480. Since 1962 it is in the hands of the Richards family and today the home of Elizabeth Richards, and her sons Rupert and Jonathan. The Hall ... read more
La Roseraie du Val-de-Marne or Roseraie de L'Haÿ was created in 1892 by Jules Gravereaux (founder of Bon Marché). The designer was Eduard André. It contains more ... read more