Overseas Properties
The best property for sale across the world today, from French chateaux and Italian villas to American ranches and tropical paradise homes.
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The beautiful church where one of 'Laurel and Hardy' was christened is up for auction at a guide price of £110,000St Peters Church in Bishop Auckland will need an owner with courage and vision, but this building could become something truly extraordinary.
By Toby Keel Published
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20 of the most beautiful properties for sale across France, as seen in Country LifeFrom chic Paris apartments to chateaux at prices which British buyers will find hard to believe, enjoy this selection of magnificent homes for sale as seen in Country Life's French special.
By Country Life Published
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23 breathtaking properties around the world, as seen in Country LifeOur selection of the finest overseas homes to grace Country Life includes a magnificent Maltese villa.
By Country Life Published
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A gorgeous Georgian house for sale in Cowes built for a founding father of the Royal Yacht SquadronThe history of Belmore House, a moment's stroll from the charming centre of Cowes, is inextricably linked with the world's most famous yacht club.
By Toby Keel Published
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31 majestic properties around the world, from log cabins and chateaux to swish city pads, as seen in Country LifeWhether you're after the highlife, the beach life or the quiet life, our round-up has the perfect place.
By Country Life Published
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Six magnificent Mediterranean properties for sale, including an island to call your own off the coast of SicilyWe take a look at some of the most beautiful places for sale across the Mediterranean right now, including a stunning opportunity to own an island.
By Toby Keel Published
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St Lambrecht, Styria: Skiing, golf and high-speed thrills in the heart of AustriaDeep in the foothills of southern Austria lies a quiet town as-of-yet undiscovered by British holiday goers, a fact which a selection of newly-built luxury chalets are hoping to change. Alexandra Fraser paid a visit.
By Alexandra Fraser Published
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10 glorious vineyards for sale across the worldLeaving the job behind and taking on a vineyard needn't just be a pipe dream – there are vineyards for sale across Europe, many at very reasonable prices and with beautiful properties attached. Laura Seal of Decanter picks out some likely-looking places.
By Country Life Published
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Three decades on from A Year in Provence, is Peter Mayle's portrayal still a reality?The writer is, sadly, no long with us, but Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence still informs many of our notions about life in rural southern France. Holly Kirkwood investigates whether there's still any truth in the bucolic French dream portrayed in the famous book for those looking to buy a home.
By Holly Kirkwood Published
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16 truly magnificent homes around the world from under £750,000, as seen in Country LifeWe round up the finest overseas homes to have graced the pages of Country Life in the past few weeks.
By Country Life Published
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A stunning Art Deco apartment in the heart of Monaco with views of the harbour and F1 circuitA beautiful apartment in Monaco overlooking Port Hercules and the opening corner of the Grand Prix circuit has come up for sale – but in the world's priciest property market, only high-rollers need apply.
By Country Life Published
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Fortgranite: A magnificent Irish estate for sale for the first time in its historyAfter a rich history of family ownership, this country estate is ready to start a new chapter. Penny Churchill reports.
By Penny Churchill Published
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19 magnificent French houses, including a château for under £500,000Country Life's France special issue saw some amazing properties up for sale – here's a selection of some of the best.
By Country Life Published
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An astonishing 1,000 year-old château for sale, with gardens laid out by the man who created VersaillesA €15 million château has come on to the market that is one of the finest privately-owned properties in France. Holly Kirkwood takes a look.
By Country Life Published
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A house set in its own stretch of parkland, just a few miles from York and HarrogateA small country estate with an impressive but eminently manageable house at its heart has come up for sale just a few minutes from the beautiful city of York. Penny Churchill takes a look.
By Penny Churchill Published
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An amazing home dubbed the 'American Versailles' has come to the marketIt might seem borderline outrageous to liken a house – any house – to the great French royal palace at Versailles. But this vast home close to New York City does make a decent attempt at justifying the billing, as Annunicata Elwes explains.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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20 glorious properties at home and away, as seen in Country LifeA Cambridgeshire manor house, a Tuscan estate and a New York Penthouse feature in this week's pick of properties as seen in Country Life over the past week or so.
By Toby Keel Published
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A truly beautiful residence on a stunning cliff top locationDolphins is a clifftop retreat on an iconic peninsula of Guernsey, on the market for the first time in 60 years.
By Penny Churchill Published
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The magnificent estate with its own stunning Japanese water gardenHistoric St John’s Manor on the north coast of Jersey boasts magnificent landscaped gardens and grounds, with beautiful serpentine, a wildlife lake and a stunning Japanese water garden.
By Penny Churchill Published
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Jersey and Guernsey property: Is it immune to Brexit, and what you could get if you make the moveCountry Life's property correspondent Penny Churchill explains what potential buyers on the two largest of the Channel Islands need to know about delving into the market as Brexit looms.
By Penny Churchill Published
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Aspen property: What to buy, where to buy it in the St Moritz of the RockiesThe billionaire's playground of Aspen boasts magnificent scenery, perfect snow and world-class shops and restaurants. And owning a property there needn't be out of reach for those on this side of the Atlantic, as Liz Rowlinson explains.
By Country Life Published


