Villa

Design

Renovating Vietnam's 100-year-old French colonial villas

Villas in Vietnam's capital Hanoi built during France's colonial rule have been degraded by age and humidity. Now an extensive restoration and renovation campaign is underway to change the cramped, damp and noisy conditions.

26/12/2022

Residences

Here's what I wish I'd known before renting a villa with 8 friends

My villa holiday with 8 friends was the ideal mix of sun, food and relaxation. Follow my tips to make sure you take the right people to the right place.

11/12/2022

Culture news

Has this dig uncovered the world's first luxury barn conversion?

Archaeologists from University of Leicester worked on the site in the middle of the UK.

29/11/2022

Travel News

Luxury Italian villas now being seized from Russian oligarchs

Other European countries are now being urged to move quickly and seize assets from those included in the EU sanctions.

07/03/2022

Art

Villa featuring world's only Caravaggio mural on sale for €471 million

A private property that's thought to be home to the world's only Caravaggio mural will be auctioned off in Rome next month. The mural itself is thought to be worth at least €300 million.

01/12/2021

Sport

Premier League postpones first fixture due to COVID-19 since March

The Premier League has postponed Friday's fixture between Newcastle United and Aston Villa after several Newcastle players and coaches tested positive for coronavirus.

01/12/2020