Financial Times Weekend 22-23Feb2020

8 ★ FTWeekend 22 February/23 February 2020

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IThéoule-sur-Mer, Provence-

Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, France, €90m

WhereThe village of Théoule-

sur-Mer on France’s southern

coast, 13km from Cannes.

Cannes-Mandelieu Airport is

25 minutes’ drive.

WhatA 40,000 sq ft estate

composed of four independent

villas and two apartments,

arranged around an infinity pool.

WhyThe 50m x 30m pool offers

views of the Bay of Cannes.

WhoSotheby’s International Realty

By IdoVock

House Home

KMerton Lane, London, £40m

WhereThe upmarket district of

Highgate, close to Hampstead

Heath. The City of London can be

reached in half an hour by car.

WhatA contemporary mansion

built 11 years ago with swimming

pool, tennis court, glass lift and

BLucca, Italy, €19m

Where12km from the city of Lucca,

near Pisa, famous for its intact

medieval walls. Pisa Airport is

40 minutes’ drive away.

WhatA recently restored baroque

villa, dating to the 16th century.

The property’s 11 bedrooms and

nine bathrooms are spread over

four floors.

WhyThe property sprawls over

5 3,000 sq ft, including two

symmetrical reception rooms

and offices. It is decorated with

neoclassical frescoes inside.

WhoChristie’s International

Real Estate

panoramic views of Hampstead

Heath and beyond.

WhyThe 10-bedroom mansion sits

on two acres of some of the most

valuable land in London. The

property includes a separate

four-bedroom lodge and

five-car garage.

WhoKnight Frank

KDordogne, France, €5.8m

WhereThe Vézère valley in the

Périgord region, 3km from the

Unesco World Heritage site of

the Lascaux caves. Bergerac

Dordogne Périgord Airport is

90 minutes’ drive away.

WhatA château dating in parts

from the 12th century, currently in

use as a hotel and restaurant.

WhyThe château was renovated

and extended in the 1990s to a

total of 33 rooms.

WhoLeggett Prestige

KMesa Vista Ranch, Texas, $220m

WhereThe Texas Panhandle,

7 5 miles from Amarillo. The

property includes its own airport,

capable of accommodating several

private planes.

WhatThe home of billionaire

financier Thomas Boone Pickens,

who died in September, which sits

on 100 sq miles of land. The main

lodge is more than 30,000 sq ft.

WhyThe main lodge includes a

conference room, wine cellar, home

cinema and commercial kitchen.

There are several other lodges and

a chapel on the property.

WhoHall and Hall

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