A 17th-century Italian villa used to host royalty has now gone up for auction. And it’s being auctioned with no reserve – meaning the property will be sold, regardless of price. Known as Villa Litta ...

Sicily — particularly Taormina — has become a special place for my family over the years. Although our Sicilian heritage traces back to a small town almost 200 miles away, the strikingly beautiful ...

This 13-bedroom villa in the picturesque Florentine countryside was built on the ruins of a medieval castle. "Only the tower remains intact," listing agent Diletta Giorgolo Spinola said. The rest of ...

Dea Picture Library/DeAgostini/Getty Images Aurora, 1621, by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (1591-1666), fresco. Casino of the Villa Ludovisi, Rome. One lucky buyer can own the only ...

An Italian villa built in the 1300s is on the market in Scandicci, Italy — with an asking price of $19.66 million. The astounding estate was once home to the family of Francesco del Giocondo, husband ...

ROME - Villa Pinocchio is on the market for $25 million. Pinocchio -- the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy and whose nose is a built-in lie detector that grows and grows as he tells ...

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - It's a case of deja vu. Two former Lake Charles establishments - shut down about a decade ago - are making a comeback. Rikenjaks Brewing Company - which existed in the 2000s ...

The Alcarese home, built into a hillside in Baldwin, could not appear more like an Italian villa if it was built overlooking a valley in Tuscany. The only thing missing from the vista surrounding the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I think old houses, and the people who love them, are fascinating. Jul 07, 2022, 12:54pm EDT This article is more than 3 years old ...