From the heart of the mountains, with love
Busteni, Belle Époque, 1909
The prince Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, “Nababul”(“The Mogul”) as he was nicknamed by his contemporaries, starts the construction of a castle...
Busteni, Belle Époque, 1909
The prince Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, “Nababul”(“The Mogul”) as he was nicknamed by his contemporaries, starts the construction of a castle...
It is said that only seven of them are the lucky ones. But, to my mind, there are more. Much more. And a palace in a little town counts among the 7 cultural wonders of Portugal, it is inspired a bit by the...

Take your broad-brim hats, your favorite pair of ballerina shoes, your sunglasses with large rims, like Mlle Deneuve in "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" and let`s continue "La balade romantique" in some of the most wonderful castles in the world. On the Loire Valley....

I`ve always been looking for the beautiful, the wonderful, the inspiring things in the places I visit and wherever I stopped in my 12 years of traveling, I would treasure up recollections and special emotions in my ”treasure chest”

Bienvenue, castles, full of fairy-tales and perfume of a bygone age, charming scenery, a unique architecture in the world and exquisite wines, histories with kings and queens, dukes and duchesses, in ravishing interiors and universal patrimonies...

Are you cynical, pragmatic? Distrustful of “pink” appeal, of fairy-tale facts or stories with princes and princesses? I`m going to tell you only two words: Loire Valley! The perfect place...