Belles Demeures

A new leading name in the world of artistic table settings, Laure de Sélignac decorates her porcelain collections with 24 carat gold dust.

Exterior signs of wealth, private pools take on unusual shapes reflecting a deluxe way or life or the personality of their owners.

Inaugurated in Malaga, Spain, the Symphony of the Seas is the flagship of the Royal Caribbean company, and this giant vessel renews the idea of the cruise.

Lalique is hosting a fusion of crystal and contemporary art with the exhibition « Prism » in its museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, in the heart of the Vosges.

The professional wine cooler, which has become a new piece of home furniture in its own right, is leaving the kitchen for the living room.

When you sell a property, in order to evaluate the taxable real-estate capital gain, a distinction must be made between built property and non-built property.

In the Jura, the Palladian Villa is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its construction by perpetuating Venetian art of living in a decor filled with treasures.

In Saint-Petersburg, the Fabergé museum retraces the universe of a jeweller known worldwide for his amazing egg-shaped jewelry, created for the Czars.

Cactus, which have become a symbol of elegance for chic, one-of-a-kind interiors, take centre stage at the Desert Botanical Garden in Arizona.

Bathed in light, the village of Mane, in Provence, shelters the Couvent des Minimes Hôtel & Spa, a former 17th century convent, at the heart of an aromatic garden.

Between Rouen and Honfleur, this old Anglo-Norman manor, built in the 19th century, once belonged to Sacha Guitry and is tucked in to the bends of the River Seine.