Villas

A 3rd-century Roman villa in Kourion with one of the only mosaics in Cyprus to depict gladiators fighting by name.

Take a guided tour at this tucked-away villa, which is an internationally recognized architectural gem.

This little visited park is a treasure trove of ancient Roman ruins.

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.

The triumvirate of postwar Korea—Kim Il-sung, Syngman Rhee, and Lee Ki-poong—once vacationed on this seaside peninsula.

The remains of the last Gonzaga villa, a luxurious palace built in spite of an economic crisis.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

Known as the Royal Palace of the Euganean Hills, this often overlooked castle has been home for multiple noble families over the centuries.

A lovely look back at the manufacture and use of paper in all its forms.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.