Exquisite photography of one of France’s most significant historical landmarks. The largest château in the world still holds a thousand and one hidden secrets. While Versailles has been described in detail since the reign of Louis XIV, numerous apartments in the palace and their outbuildings are inaccessible to the public due to their fragility or […]
Palazzo Odescalchi, The Most Opulent Villa in Rome
January 11, 2018 in Architecture, Art & Culture, Design, Travel Guide
The Palazzo Odescalchi, currently owned by Princess Maria Pace Odescalchi, has spent the last two years in restoration, transforming it into one of the finest rentals in Rome filled with ancient marble and Rubelli and San Leucio silk damasks. Located a mere third of a mile from the center of ancient Rome, the decadent four-bedroom
New Year’s Eve Dinner at Château of Versailles
December 28, 2017 in Art & Culture, Food & Drink, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Travel Guide
On the evening of 31st of December, when the palace is emptied of its visitors, the restaurant Ducasse au château de Versailles will be the scene of a dinner reminiscent of the excesses of the royal evenings of yesteryear: Waiter in their pompous outfits, reinvented royal dishes, and a 8-course menu around the most beautiful
The Charm of England’s Leeds Castle
December 25, 2017 in Architecture, Art & Culture, Inspiration, Travel Guide
Leeds Castle from medieval times through the Roaring Twenties and beyond, what often has been called the most beautiful castle in England was home to some of the country’s most important and influential kings, queens, lords, and ladies.
Romantic Escapes | Castello di Reschio
December 19, 2017 in Architecture, Art & Culture, Design, Lifestyle, Travel Guide
Long before Italy’s Unification, long before the Risorgimento, long before even the Renaissance made these hills one of the most important cultural destinations in the world, the Castello di Reschio guarded the Umbrian-Tuscan borderlands. But Reschio’s lands have sheltered people since antiquity. Once, this ancient countryside belonged to the Etruscans, whose civilisation stretched across what
Interiors designer Thierry Despont assembled a cast of 800 stonemasons, upholsterers, gilders, and painters to bring The Ritz Paris back to its former glory. Actors Anna Brewster (left) and Noémie Schmidt—who appear in the new Ovation drama Versailles—wear Chanel dresses; select Chanel boutiques.
Stunning The Casa de Perrin Tables Collections
December 14, 2017 in Art & Culture, Design, Inspiration, Lifestyle
The History of Casa de Perrin is Boy meets Girl. They fall in love. Over the years they nurture a relationship comprised of mutual interests surrounding food and art, travel, love for their families, and the unique emotional attachment to various items that had been passed down to them throughout the years. They form a
Once Upon a Time in Chateau de Gudanes
December 11, 2017 in Architecture, Art & Culture, Design, Travel Guide
Built in the mid 1700’s, Chateau de Gudanes still stands proudly in the south of France in the small village of Chateau-Verdun. The Class 1 Historic Monument was designed by Parisian architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel, famous for his neoclassical, architectural symmetry, including the Le Petit Trianon and Place de la Concorde.In 2013, it was purchased by
Villa Jardin by ASP Arquitectura Sergio Portillo
December 3, 2017 in Architecture, Design, Lifestyle
Villa Jardín is the name of this apartment project occupies the lower level of a building on Mexico City’s west side. It generates a dialog between the newly constructed building and its environment, interweaving the project with its landscape and unifying indoors with outdoors.
For one night, the LEGO House in Denmark becomes your family’s private playground. Unleash your imagination, bring your wildest LEGO vision to life, and fall asleep surrounded by 25 million bricks.
La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech
November 13, 2017 in Architecture, Art & Culture, Design, Travel Guide
The story of La Mamounia. A legendary palace that is part of the fabric of Marrakesh, its history, colours and traditions. A story bursting with life that offers a chance to taste the charms of Morocco’s fine art of living. It all began in the 12th century with an oasis sheltered beneath the ramparts of
The Louvre Abu Dhabi Designed by Architect Jean Nouvel
November 11, 2017 in Architecture, Art & Culture, Design
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is the result of an unprecedented initiative that laid the groundwork for a new type of cultural collaboration of unparalleled scope between two countries, centered on the creation of a national institution. Born out of an intergovernmental agreement signed on March 6, 2007, between the United Arab Emirates and France, the
In the woods of Malborghetto Valbruna in the Italian Dolomite commune of Tarvisio is a pair of egg-shaped tree houses that appear to hover in midair, like fruit of the forests. Named Pigna tree houses, the structures were created by Tarvisio-based architect Claudio Beltrame in collaboration with DomusGaia, an Italian firm that manufactures wooden prefabricated
The Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech
November 5, 2017 in Architecture, Art & Culture, Design, Fashion
As well as Paris, an Yves Saint Laurent museum was inaugurated in Marrakech on October 19, 2017. “In Morocco, I learned that my own color range was that of the zelliges, the zouacs, the jellabas and the caftans. I owe the boldness of my work to this country, to the fierceness of their harmonies, to
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