By
Agnes Stamp
published
Country Life International Spring 2015 focuses on beautiful premium property in Provence, Marbella, the Alps and the Caribbean.
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Highlights include:
- Property news Travel to the gardens of Italy, plus Dresden and Transylvania, diamonds sparkle and make wine in Los Angeles
- Provence Carla Passino pits the bucolic charm of Provence against the rolling countryside of the Languedoc
- The Alps For snow-sure winters and picture-perfect Alpine summers, Liz Rowlinson picks the prettiest four-season resorts
- Marbella It’s 60 years since the Marbella Club put a small fishing village on the map. Anna Tyzack explores how the resort has transformed
- Dream European escapes Roz Hanna selects some of the best properties to take advantage of the favourable exchange rate
- New York Liz Rowlinson takes a bite of the Big Apple and its commuting options
- Interiors: Rustic luxe Capture the charm of the French countryside with tactile fabrics and understated decor, says Rachel Ogden
- Caribbean ‘mansion tax’ havens Living in the Caribbean isn’t just for Richard Branson. Cathy Hawker surveys the Cayman Islands, Bahamas and British Virgin Islands
- Golf estates Not everyone who buys on a golf estate is an addict. Arabella Youens tries to avoid being a golf widow
- Rome Jane Watkins falls in love with the Eternal City and explores its art and culture—and eats way too much gelato!
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Uniquely unique? The Yorkshire grain silos transformed into a home that's a symphony in glass, steel and curvesAmid the beautiful countryside of North Yorkshire, on the edge of the Castle Howard Estate, The Silos is a property for which the word 'house' simply doesn't cut it. And that's not the only way in which it's made us throw out the dictionary.
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Polluting water executives now face up to two years in prison, but will the new laws make much of a difference?The Government has announced that water company executives caught covering up illegal sewage spills could now be imprisoned for two years, under new laws — but many still have their doubts.
