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From a cubic white masseria above Ostuni to a Cretan hillside studio with the ambition of geology, a Santorini caldera villa to an Algarve post office reborn: seven houses of restraint and curatorial nerve, where one good object holds a room.
If you love a worn flagstone floor and the patina of age, these five are for you: a Sicilian masseria, a Mallorcan finca, an Umbrian monastery and more.
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If you read luxury in clean lines and pale plaster, these seven are for you: a Greek forest club, an Alentejo wine estate, a Mallorcan marès mansion and more.
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If you read a room the way others read a wardrobe, these six are for you: a Venetian palazzo, a Tuscan convent, a Formentera dune-house and more.
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If you would rather sleep inside a story than a show home, these nine are for you: a Syros mansion, a Palma palazzo, an Istrian sea captain's house and more.
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