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Aphrodite Hills’ Luxurious Harubi Villa

Posted by Edward Dy on 30th July 2008

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Located within the luxurious 5 Star Aphrodite Hills Resort near Kouklia Village in Paphos, Cyprus, the luxurious Harubi villa offers the best vacation experience of your life. The villa’s accommodation provides affordable luxury amidst peaceful and stunningly beautiful surroundings.

The Harube Villa offers only top quality facilities right at your very own doorstep to ensure that you will greatly enjoy your vacation.

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If you’re a golfer, or even if you’re just starting to play golf, this is the ideal place to be. The superb weather plus the lush and beautiful greens should satisfy anyone - even the most demanding golfers.
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Harubi, Greek for Carob pods, is a stunning villa that sits within the magnificent and award-winning, five-star Aphrodite Hills Golf Resort, Paphos, Cyprus. The property forms part of the Hestiades Greens complex, which was completed in 2006.

The villa offers two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large open plan living area, a heated pool and a lovely terrace. With the luxury and enjoyment this villa offers, this is indeed a wonderful place to come and visit.

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Villa Oxygene: Your Luxury Home in the Mediterranean

Posted by Edward Dy on 29th July 2008


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Owned by Residence Superieur real estate, Villa Oxygene’s exceptional beauty and charm offers travelers the chance of a lifetime to experience royal treatment. This magnificent villa is on the hillside of Super Cannes, offering a splendid view of the sea on the French Riviera.

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Just a few minutes drive from Cannes and Antibes, which are classic Riviera resort centers, Villa Oxygene is a true retreat and a luxurious haven that invites guests to quieter surroundings.

The villa is the creation of a renowned French architect – with privileged luxury in mind – offering nothing but the best of everything.

The grounds of this luxurious villa are enclosed while the inviting waters of the swimming pool and large terrace are perfect for relaxation in the warmth of the sun as you admire the shimmering Mediterranean.

The villa’s main building is characterized by modern lines and boasts of four luxurious bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms that are each equipped with a Jacuzzi.

You’ll never run out of exciting things to do here as you the villa offers helicopter tours, golf, wine tasting, and yachting. So, whether you’re a traveler or on vacation, you’ll find Villa Oxygen a perfect home away from home.

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The Villas of Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club

Posted by Edward Dy on 28th July 2008

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Nowhere can you find paradise on earth if not at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club in Southwest Florida where you will find the finest luxury villas in the world.

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Caprini, in Costa del Lago on Lake Como, is known for its detached 27 single-family luxury villas, with living areas that range from 2,967 to 3,155 square feet. Prices range from $1,200,000 to over $2,000,000.

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Volterra, in Costa Maggiore, has twelve waterfront luxury villas that offers the best southern exposure. The villas are priced from $1,400,000 to over $1,800,000.

Porto Romano is a neighborhood of 55 golf course luxury villas, that has five floor plans between 1,740 and 2,683 square feet at the $700,000s to more than $900,000 price range.
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Built by Empire builders, Montelago consists of detached luxury villa homes offering a choice of four villa plans ranging from 2,190 to 3,289 square feet of living area, plus golf course and water views at the $800,000s to more tham $1,000,000 price range.

Consisting of detached single family villas, Tivoli (built by Pulte Homes) offers 1,720 to 2,389 square feet of living area near the golf course with waterfront views. The villas range from $500,000s to $700,000.

A neighborhood of 37 one and two story single-family homes, St. Moritz, built by Pulte Homes, offers a living area that range from 2,074 to 2,485 square feet. and offers waterfront as well as golf course views. Prices these villas range from the $500,000s to more than $700,000.

Here is paradise on earth, what more can you ask for?

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The Hydra Pavilion of The Netherlands

Posted by Edward Dy on 20th July 2008

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This structure was built by Asymptote architects of New York as well as co-architect Bronsvoort Blaak - Amerongen. In connection with an international competition, this structure called the HydraPier or the Hydra Pavilion, was created acknowledging and celebrating the fast growing city of Haarlemmermeer in the Netherlands.

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Haarlemmermeer is very near Schiphol airport. In contrast to the busy sight large airplanes arriving and leaving the airport as well as the endless streams of cars in the highway, the HydraPier is on an artificial pastoral landscape.

This region once covered by five meters of seawater was reclaimed about 150 years ago. Most of the nineteenth-century dams and pumping stations are still with us today. The HydraPier is an architecture representing the battle between land and water, nature and technological advancement.

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The Unique AUE Pavillions

Posted by Edward Dy on 20th July 2008

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Designed by architect Robbrecht en Daem Architecten - Gent BE, the Aue pavilions were erected temporarily for the hundred days of Documenta IX in Kassel. The awesome structure housed the contemporary art exhibitions.

The pavilions were visited by 600,000 people, and featured the work of twenty-eight artists. The Building stood in the baroque park of Friedrichs’ Aue’s.

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A series of pavilions were grouped on an axis which extended tangentially towards the park structure. The buildings were a crystallization of the various successive zones which constitute the landscape. This was a temporary low-budget construction built from an elementary steel structure of successive arched porticos.

The Aue Pavilions were dismantled at the end of Documenta and the steel structure was transported to the Netherlands, where the entire edifice was reconstructed in Almere and once again serves as an art pavilion.

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Limeberry Villa: A Designer’s Dream House

Posted by Edward Dy on 20th July 2008

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Located Sitting in the West end of the Tortola British Virgin Islands, this stately dream house sits at the heart of the prestigious Belmont Estate.

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Just like the Limeberry House, its smaller sister, the Limeberry Villa boasts of its bright colors, Mexican tiles, sun and moon sinks.

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This home is a magnificent example of West Indian style architecture, with four bedrooms and their own baths. The villa nestles and blends well with the land, with bedrooms set in separate cottages providing great comfort and maximum privacy. All bedrooms are set around the covered dining area which is the house’s focal point.

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This luxury house boasts of a beautiful turquoise infinity pool with breathtaking views of Long Bay, the Palm Grove, the sunset over Smuggler’s Cove.

The Limeberry Villa truly is a designer’s dream house.

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The Limeberry House: A Gem in the Caribbean

Posted by Edward Dy on 20th July 2008

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Located on the West end of Tortola, British Virgin Islands is the Limeberry house, an exquisite west Indian style villa on the prestigious private estate of Belmont.

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Surrounded by beautiful gardens, the Limeberry House caters to your needs to make your stay enjoyable. This vacation villa offers alfresco dining, a sparkling turquoise pool, a flower filled sundeck and of course a panoramic view of the Caribbean Sea

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This luxury villa is located very just a few paces from the beach so that it allows guests to maximize their enjoyment of the beach.

The Long Bay, a spectacular surf beach in the area, is one of the most beautiful beaches in the territory. The half moon classic white powder sand beach of Smugglers Cove is truly a sight to see.

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This luxury vacation spot offers services, such as diving, sailing or anything you like to make your stay at this place truly memorable.

The Limeberry House will not disappoint you. It is a real gem in the Caribbean.

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Villa Monte 2: A Taste of Grandeur

Posted by Edward Dy on 20th July 2008

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Villa Monte 2 of Tuscany is an ancient villa. Having been renovated recently back to the villa’s original splendor, the typical Tuscan style decor is really something to see. The villa sits in a small medieval hamlet near Bucine.

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If you’d take a look around the house, you will immediately notice that all the rooms very much differ from each other in style and with their very own en-suite bathroom.

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This extremely welcoming villa is adorned with terracotta floors. The original vaulted and beamed ceilings add a medieval touch as well as character to this exquisite villa.

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The “Torroni Annexe” is a separate house and is only a few paces away from the main Villa. This building can be rented only together with the main villa. The annex building has two bedrooms, one with a king-size bed, and the other a queen-size bed. Both rooms have en-suite bathrooms plus their own separate kitchen with dining and living rooms with fireplace.

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The Quaint Villa Monte 1

Posted by Edward Dy on 20th July 2008

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Located in Tuscany and offering a panoramic view of the surrounding scenic valley, Villa Monte 1 as well as its annex offers accommodation for up to 21 people.

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The villa’s ground floor features a spacious and fully equipped kitchen and a raised fireplace. The elegant dining room opens to a beautiful garden through French doors. The living room is just beautiful, and its fireplace, provides the warmth and coziness of a happy family.

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This villa offers a lot of amenities. There’s a separate TV room as well as a couple of rooms downstairs with twin beds and bathroom with a shower. There are five bedrooms upstairs as well as four en suite bathrooms. Four of these bedrooms have queen size beds, and the last one has twin beds.

You can go up the tower, which has windows all around, from this floor. The tower features a bedroom with a queen size bed and an en suite bathroom plus a bathtub.

The annex, which was actually an old barn that has been renovated, stands only about 6 meters from the villa and can be rented only if you rent the villa. The annex can serve as additional accommodation, especially if you have a large family and is perfect for children! Downstairs you will find a living area that can serve as playroom with a bathroom plus shower.

Villa Monte 1 is a private villa on a huge wine-producing estate that has a wonderful Tuscan restaurant. You can tour the estate wine cellar if you wish or you can go trekking or mountain biking. It’s up to you. At Villa Monte 1, you’ll never run out of things to do and will greatly enjoy your stay.

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Villa Dameriano of the Amalfi Coast

Posted by Edward Dy on 20th July 2008

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You’ll never miss the enchanting view as you approach this magnificent villa with oranges, lemon trees, wistraria and rare boracea palms framing the view of the Amalfi coastline. The villa really looks awesome from every angle.


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This luxury villa has balconies on all three levels, thus allowing guests to view the Mediterranean from each room.

The home was the summer residence of a wealthy Florentine doctor that offers a lot of space and exclusive furnishing. The rooms are large and intricately adorned. The ancient multicolored ceramic flooring from Florence and Vietri are especially beautiful.

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The villa also offers a large living room, dining room, kitchen, and a couple of terraces. There is no other place like this in the area. It is simply awesome!

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