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House Hunting in Portugal: A Villa Nestled in a Garden Outside Lisbon

The New York Times The New York Times | 2 years ago

With its strict preservation laws and limited inventory, the coastal area of Comporta is trying to squeeze in as many new vacation homes as it can.

House Hunting in Canada: A Victorian Italianate Jewel Outside Toronto

The New York Times The New York Times | 1 year ago

A Four-Bedroom Italianate House Near Toronto $1.98 MILLION (2.495 MILLION CANADIAN DOLLARS) This four-bedroom house with a distinctive central tower sits on a hill in the historic town of Port Hope, about an hour east of Toronto, on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Built in 1875 by the proprietor of a billiards saloon, the home is known as one of the “three sisters” — brick homes of similar late-Victorian design aligned in a row above Augusta Street — said Martha Grant, an agent with the...

House Hunting in France: A 19th-Century Chateau Outside Bergerac

The New York Times The New York Times | 1 year ago

A Nine-Bedroom Bed-and-Breakfast Near Bergerac, France $3.24 MILLION (3.24 MILLION EUROS) This renovated Tudor-style manor sits on almost 20 forested acres in the bucolic French commune of Saint-Front-de-Pradoux, about 15 miles north of the city of Bergerac. Built in 1889 using a white limestone typical of the region, the house is currently operated as a bed-and-breakfast; each of the nine bedrooms has its own bath and dressing room. Eight stone steps ascend from the front yard to the main entra...

House Hunting in Morocco: A Modern Riad-Style House Outside Marrakesh

The New York Times The New York Times | 1 year ago

A Six-Bedroom House Outside Marrakesh $2.51 MILLION (26 MILLION MOROCCAN DIRHAM) This Moorish-style, six-bedroom home sits on two gated acres in the Palmeraie, a 54-square-mile palm grove on the outskirts of Marrakesh, in western Morocco. The expanded 7,535-square-foot house, as well as an adjacent tower-style guesthouse, are styled in the salmon-pink hue that lent Marrakesh its moniker as the “red city,” derived from the clay used for its ramparts and buildings going back to the 12th centur...

House Hunting in the Netherlands: A Villa With Eyelashes in Rotterdam

The New York Times The New York Times | 1 year ago

A six-bedroom, five-bath house that is a “work of art you can live in.” $4.15 MILLION (3.95 MILLION EUROS) Designed by the Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat, whose projects include museums, government buildings and residential towers around the world, this six-bedroom, five-bath house is just east of central Rotterdam, the Netherlands’ second-largest city. “The house is a work of art you can live in,” said Leslie D.T. de Ruiter, managing partner of R365|Christie’s International Real ...

House Hunting in Panama: A Tuscan-Style Villa in the Hills of Boquete

The New York Times The New York Times | 1 year ago

A Six-Bedroom Estate in Western Panama $2.895 MILLION This six-bedroom Tuscan-style mansion is secluded between two hillsides in the exclusive estate section of Valle Escondido, a high-end community, resort and club close to downtown Boquete, the mountain town nestled in the Chiriquí Highlands of western Panama. “You are looking over the valley,” said Ryan Braasch, a sales associate at Casa Solution, the agency with the listing. “The views are nice, but what the seller was going for was ...

House Hunting in Peru: A Modern Mountain Perch Above Lima

The New York Times The New York Times | 1 year ago

Political upheaval has stunted the high-end market in Peru’s capital, but domestic buyers are keeping demand high at the middle and lower end of the market.

A Water Slide (Plus a House) in the Ocean: House Hunting in Maldives

The New York Times The New York Times | 1 year ago

A Three-Bedroom Villa in a Lagoon in Maldives $7 MILLION (106.4 MILLION MALDIVIAN RUFIYAA) This three-bedroom villa stands over a turquoise lagoon off the island of Medhufaru in Maldives, the archipelagic state comprising almost 1,200 islands in the north-central Indian Ocean. The 6,727-square-foot, two-story villa, with a two-story water slide down to the ocean, was built in 2016 as part of the Soneva Jani resort using reclaimed telegraph poles, eco-friendly bamboo and plantation-grown wood, sa...

House Hunting in Ecuador: An Andes Retreat Outside Cuenca for $550,000

The New York Times The New York Times | 1 year ago

A Four-Bedroom Contemporary Home in Ecuador $550,000 Perched at the eastern edge of El Cajas National Park, a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve, this contemporary home sits on four undulating acres outside of Cuenca, Ecuador’s third-largest city. With the 110-square-mile park as its backdrop, the four-bedroom, three-bath house “is isolated and surrounded by nature,” said Ashley Rogers, founder of Ecuador At Your Service and the listing agent. “But in less than 30 minutes, you can be at...

House Hunting in Grenada: A Better ‘Beach Shack’ on the Caribbean Coast

The New York Times The New York Times | 2 years ago

‘There has been no tourism for almost two years’ in Grenada, agents say, leading to more opportunities for domestic buyers and savvy investors.

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House Hunting in Portugal: A Villa Nestled in a Garden Outside Lisbon

House Hunting in Portugal: A Villa Nestled in a Garden Outside Lisbon