Anna Lebedeva

My Own Cashmere Farm in the Hills of Chianti

My Own Cashmere Farm in the Hills of Chianti

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Late spring is Nora Kravis’s favorite time of year on her cashmere farm in Tuscany. “The lilacs and wisteria are in bloom,” she says. “Goat kids are just being born, and they gambol and frolic in the green grass like no other time of the year.” And then there are the views from the farm Nora fell in love with years ago. “I have the perfect Tuscan landscape from every window. It sounds like a cliché, but it’s true. The only night noise here is the wildlife in the woods. I have no TV, no discos, no traffic, and no crowds.”

Genteel Living in Sicilian Wine Country

Genteel Living in Sicilian Wine Country

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“We were tired of punching the clock, making other people rich, losing time,” says expat Benjamin North Spencer of his and his wife Nadine’s decision to relocate to Sicilian wine country. Here they enjoy a rural Mediterranean lifestyle for half the cost of living in California. “In Sicily, we really can measure and appreciate so many things that escaped our awareness when we were trapped in the cycles of American culture.”

Own Amid History and Vines in Italy’s Piedmont from $125,000

Own Amid History and Vines in Italy’s Piedmont from $125,000

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Mist-shrouded castles clinging to dramatic cliffs… Opulent noble palaces with elegant gardens full of exotic plants… Snow-capped mountains towering over picture-perfect medieval towns… Verdant pastures and neat vineyards stretching into the horizon. No, this is not a scene straight out of a fantasy book. This is Piedmont, in northwest Italy.