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Palazzo Poli the “Trevi Palace” for Sale - Rome, Italy 2008-07-06 09:30:27 “Sensational Buy in Rome!” cried the quarter-page ad in Rome’s Daily American. “Trevi Palace
for Sale.” Under a picture of the fountain of Trevi (which was not on sale) were spelled out the palace’s more obvious assets: “Invaluable Publicity, Central Heating, Plenty of Water.”
The Italian press was outraged. “Why not St. Peter’s Basilica! Read more:Italy
, Palazzo
Underground city for sale - Burlington Bunker, Corsham, Wiltshire 2008-07-06 09:24:03 WELCOME to Cold War City (population: 4). It covers 240 acres and has 60 miles of roads and its own railway station. It even includes a pub called the Rose and Crown; all for £5,000,000!
The most underpopulated town in Britain is being put on the market. But there will be no estate agent’s blurb extolling [...] Read more:Bunker
Bran Castle Transylvania 2008-07-05 18:37:22 Say what you will about his personal habits, but when it comes to spinning gore into gold, Vlad the Impaler, enthusiastic champion of man’s inhumanity to man, can be said to have few rivals.
The 15th-century tyrant - the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula - is known to have resided at Bran Castle
, near Brasov [...]
Welcome 2008-07-05 18:29:16 This site aims to prove a comprehensive coverage of all the historical, magnificent, great, palacial and monumental private estates currently on the market.
Please feel free to contact me with any information you feel should be included or excluded from the site. Read more:Welcome
Titan Missile Base, Washington, USA £750,000 also avalible to rent 2008-07-06 11:50:22 It is the ideal home for an aspiring James Bond villain, or an anxious survivalist seeking a refuge that can withstand an atomic bomb.
A former US intercontinental ballistic missile base - with a network of underground tunnels and silos, but no nuclear warheads - is on sale on eBay for $1.5m (£750,000, 1.06m euros). [...] Read more:Missile
, Washington
Shrubland Park Estate,Coddenham , England - For Sale £23,000,000 2008-07-06 11:42:43 Shrubland Park, a palatial estate in East Anglia, England
, is up for sale with an asking price of £23 million , or approximately $40 million. The Park was established in the sixteenth century, though there is evidence that the area was populated long before then, and the main buildings were designed by James Paine for a wealthy [...] Read more:Estate
Feudal Castle For Sale - France 26,000,000 EUROS 2008-07-06 11:33:30 This exceptional and unique Castle
has played a part in French history. It will offer you a medieval atmosphere (wood panelling, exposed stone…) with every modern convenience ( central heating throughout, video room, hidden lifts…). 6 secondary stone houses, 5 barns and many other outbuildings complete this wonderful property. The 200 ha comprise parklands, woods, [...] Read more:France
Starwood Ranch, Aspen, $135,000,000 2008-07-06 11:20:30 ASPEN - Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, is selling his palatial home in Starwood Ranch
for $135 million in what is likely the most expensive single-family residence listed in the nation.
The 56,000-square-foot palace is bigger than the White House and includes 15 bedrooms, 16 to 26 bathrooms [...] Read more:Aspen
Tyntesfield Estate, Wraxall, North Somerset, SOLD £17,500,000 2008-07-06 11:00:38 A historic mansion - described as the “last great Victorian house” - has been bought by the National Trust for £17.5m.
The trust has also secured most of the contents and about 500 acres of the Tyntesfield estate at Wraxhall, near Bristol.
The 127-year-old Gothic mansion was put on the market in April prompting [...] Read more:Estate
, North
, Somerset
Maison de l’Amitié, Palm Beach, Florida, USA $125,000,000 2008-08-20 11:00:58 It is a number sure to bring cheer to the average real estate mogul in these trying times.
Waxen-haired serial sacker and noted golfer Donald Trump did what he reportedly does best this week, closing the deal on the sale of his Florida
beachfront mansion for a record sum.
Maison de L’Amitie, a modest 60,000-square-foot property in [...] Read more:Beach
, Palm Beach
Villa Léopolda In Nice, France, £390,000,000 2008-08-20 10:56:19 The Villa
Léopolda, one of the most sumptuous and legendary estates on the Côte d’Azur, has been sold to a Russian billionaire for €500m (£390m), smashing the record for the most expensive house in the world.
The cream-coloured villa, set in 20 acres of gardens overlooking Cap Ferrat, near Villefranche-sur-Mer, was originally built for King [...] Read more:France