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Here’s your Tuesday edition of beautiful European homes to buy or drool over. We looked at over 220 homes the past few days. Here’s our top four across Italy, Greece, and France.
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< 100K
YES, THAT MICHELANGELO
Price: €40,000. Size: 1 Bed, 1 Bath. 📍 Location: Caprese Michelangelo, Italy
Ever dreamt of living in the birthplace of a Renaissance genius? Well, pack your paintbrushes and chisels, because there's a charming 55-sqm townhouse waiting for you near Caprese Michelangelo. Yes, that Michelangelo—though we can't promise you'll sculpt a David here, you might just renovate a masterpiece!
This three-story gem is a bit like an unfinished artwork: full of potential, just needs your creative touch. The ground floor boasts a rustic lounge (perfect for contemplating the ceiling) and a bathroom. Upstairs, there's a kitchen that's more "still life" than "Last Supper," but it's habitable. The top floor? A cozy bedroom with an en-suite bathroom.
🗿 Caprese Michelangelo isn't just a pretty name—it's where the great Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in 1475. His childhood home is now a museum, complete with replicas of his works.
🍝 Bringoli is the local pasta superstar—thick, hand-rolled spaghetti often served with porcini mushrooms or wild boar sauce.
✈️ Perugia San Francesco (PEG) → 🚗 ~1 hour | 🚆 Arezzo Station → 🚗 ~ 45 minutes
< 200K
ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES
Price: €189,000. Size: 2 Bed, 1 Bath. 📍 Location: Fontivillié, France
Picture this: a charming stone house nestled in the area of Fontivillié, where rustic dreams meet modern comforts. Thoughtfully renovated, it boasts a welcoming interior with spacious living areas, a practical-yet-stylish kitchen, and two generous bedrooms—one potentially with its own ensuite. All this coziness is set on nearly 5,000 square meters of land, complete with manicured lawns, a wildflower meadow, fruit trees, and even a greenhouse for your inner gardener.
Just a five-minute drive from the vibrant town of Melle, this property strikes the perfect balance between serene countryside living and convenient access to amenities. In Melle, you'll find everything from supermarkets and cafes to cultural gems like the Silver Mines and Arboretum. Don't miss the lively markets, where debating regional honey varieties is practically a local sport
🐴 Donkey friends: The Poitou donkey, with its distinctive shaggy coat, is a regional icon. Take a gentle hike with these friendly companions.
🏰 Roman gems: The town's Romanesque churches (Saint-Hilaire, Saint-Savinien, and Saint-Pierre) form part of the UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.
🥬 Farci Poitevin: A unique local specialty—a bundle of green vegetables (chard, sorrel, spinach) mixed with herbs, wrapped in cabbage leaves, and slowly simmered. It's like a garden in a pot!
✈️ La Rochelle Airport (LRH) → 🚗 ~2 hours | 🚆 Saint-Maixent Station → 🚗 ~ 25 minutes
= 300K
MAMMA MIA
Price: €300,000 Size: 3 Bed, 2 Bath. 📍 Location: Krista, Greece
In the charming village of Kritsa, this beautifully restored stone house blends contemporary comfort with traditional Greek style. Renovated in 2006, the 180 sqm home spans three levels, offering a spacious living room with a cozy fireplace, an open-plan main bedroom, and a character-filled lounge with a classic archway. Upstairs, a high-ceilinged kitchen and dining room lead to a terrace with its own kitchenette, offering stunning views of the village, mountains, and distant sea.
The lower level features a self-contained guest apartment with a private entrance, perfect for visiting friends or family seeking their own space. Throughout the property, courtyards and terraces bloom with lemon, olive, and kumquat trees, creating a fragrant, tranquil atmosphere. This thoughtfully designed Cretan home comes fully furnished, allowing you to seamlessly step into island life. Whether as a permanent residence or a holiday retreat, this Kritsa gem offers both timeless charm and modern convenience.
👓️ Sight seeing: Nearby, the ancient city of Lato (5th century BCE) offers stunning views. Legend has it, it was named after Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis.
🥩 Antikristo: Kritsa's signature dish—lamb slow-roasted upright around a fire. The name means "face-to-face," as the meat faces the flames.
✈️ Athens (ATH) → 🚗 ~1 hour 30 mins | 🚆 Corinth station → 🚗 ~ 20 minutes
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HOLY MOLY
Price: €415,000 Size: 5 bed, 5 bath. 📍 Location: Aspet, France
On the outskirts of charming Aspet in the Pyrénées foothills, this period property offers a delightful blend of history and comfort. Currently a successful B&B, it's equally suited as a family retreat, featuring four stylish en-suite bedrooms that open to a wrap-around terrace with mountain views. The heart of the home boasts an open-plan sitting room with a log-burning stove, a modern kitchen, and original touches like the classic staircase. A ground-floor apartment, pretty gardens, and an 8x4m salt-water pool complete this inviting package.
Located just 1.25 hours from Toulouse airport, this Aspet gem sits in an outdoor enthusiast's paradise. The area offers everything from cycling and hiking to skiing (Le Mourtis is 40 minutes away, larger resorts under an hour) and even caving. Cultural highlights include thermal baths and sites like St Bertrand de Comminges. With Spain a 30-minute drive away and Aspet's excellent facilities a short walk from your door, this property seamlessly blends rustic charm with convenient living
✈️ Toulouse (TLS) → 🚗 1 hour 25 minutes
🚆 Saint-Gaudens Train Station → 🚗 → 30 mins
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SMALL BUT BEAUTIFUL
Italian porn: Gorgeous, succulent, slow living. 🍋🍑 Paolo is an Italy-based interior and travel photographer. His signature still shot videos are vignettes of another time, of style, landscape, and way of life.
Paolo’s lens will remind you to notice - and savor - the subtle unobserved beauty in the places we too often take for granted.
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You - and 60 million other people - may have seen his seemingly tiny furniture props or remember his sharp advice about zones, energy.
Never too small: this YouTube sensation started in Australia, exploring small footprint design and living. NTS showcases the grand potential of tiny spaces, featuring award-winning designers and their tiny / micro apartments projects across major cities like Sydney, Tokyo, Amsterdam, to Milan and beyond.
With growing population and environmental changes, NTS hopes to “transform the way we live and interact with our growing cities; tackling urban overcrowding issues globally whilst improving the quality of life.”
18M people have been inspired by this 24m2 Sydney apartment:
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