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Glass and concrete additions deliberately contrast with 12th-century romantic forms
From dahlias to salvias to choisyas, flowers are blooming amid the mildness of what used to be a frosty month
The designer spruces up with pine garlands, charades and 1920s showtunes
Mariano Fortuny began creating his flowing gowns and sumptuous textiles in the Venetian palazzo he restored
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Artist-designer Jess Wheeler and plantswoman Kitten Grayson are weaving magic in the hedgerow
From a refurbished castle said to have hosted Mary Queen of Scots to a country house with a Unesco-recognised water garden
Newcomers continue to arrive despite high housing costs and a foreign buyers ‘ban’
A Parisian hospitality entrepreneur has converted a medieval site into a lavish country escape. It’s part Soho Farmhouse – and part Hogwarts
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The murals of Villa Santo Sospir in Cap Ferrat have inspired Rosalind Jana’s desire to live in a habitable artwork rather than a mere decorated house
His theatrical home on the sea feeds the creativity of the British set designer as he conjures his manifold projects
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