Aerial image of Longleat, an English country house, Horningsham, near Warminster, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Grand Chateau, one of the country's best known hotels, Whakapapa village, below Mount Ruapeho, Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Old country estate, Muhu, an island to the west of Tallinn, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

Elegant Fort William House at Glencairn near Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland

Blenheim Palacehomeof Duke of Marlborough, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, built 1705 Architect Vanbrugh

Front facade of Belton House, a country house built by the Brownlow family near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Country house, Art Nouveau, prickly pears, opuntia, Antigua, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Dome, bathhouse, Roman Villa Silini, Villa Sileen, Leptis Magna Libya

Mansion in a park, Cotohele, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ancient mosaics, Roman Villa Silini, Villa Sileen, Leptis Magna Libya

Villa Hanbury, Hanbury Botanical Garden, Riviera del Fiori, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Morning atmosphere in Tuscany, hilly landscape with fog at dawn, Country house Belvedere, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Historic home in Mansfield, Victoria, Australia

View of an old villa, district of Traben, Traben-Trarbach, Mosel river, district Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Dome, bathhouse, Roman Villa Silini, Villa Sileen, Leptis Magna Libya

Villa Ludwigshoehe, near Edenkoben, German Wine Route, Palatinate region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe