Overlooking beautiful Lake Trasimeno, straddling the border of Umbria and Tuscany in the heart of Italy is this beautifully restored stone house. Cortona, the ancient Etruscan city and site of the best-selling book, “Under the Tuscan Sun”, is only about 30 minutes away by car, as is Perugia, the capital city of Umbria. Passignano sul [...]
Corte Madera, a small town of about 9,000, is one of the richest towns in Marin County. The town is located just a few miles south of San Rafael, and adjoins another lovely small town, Larkspur. The town is known as the “Hidden Jewel of Marin”, with tidelands of San Francisco Bay on the east, [...]
Cortona, in Tuscany, near Umbria and Lake Trasimeno, is one of the loveliest of Italian hilltop towns. The town was the backdrop for the best-selling book, “Under the Tuscan Sun”. Take a look: This beautifully restored mill property and villa consists of two detached properties, a smaller original mill, on three levels, with a double [...]
Beautiful homes and estates abound in this small unincorporated town in Marin County. The town, just north of San Francisco, and is bordered by Kentfield, Greenbrae, Larkspur and San Anselmo. Ross is mostly a residential community, with a small main street of stores. There are about 2400 people who live here. You can get some [...]
St. Helena, about twenty miles north of the city of Napa, is one of the great centers of the Napa Valley wine country. The town is small – about 6,000 inhabitants – with a lovely main street, stores, B & Bs, and ambience. About a half mile up the road is the famous Culinary Institute [...]
Belvedere real estate includes some of the highest priced homes and estates in the San Francisco Bay Area. Located across the Bay from San Francisco, many Belvedere properties have spectacular views of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge and other areas in the Bay Area. The median price for homes in Belvedere is over $5,000,000. [...]
Downtown Napa, California, has some lovely streets of Victorian era homes. Napa, of course, is the capital of the Napa Valley wine country, which extends from Napa up through Yountville to St. Helena and Calistoga. Along this wine route are some of the most famous names in wine: Beringer, Mumm, Taittinger, Chandon, and others. Napa has [...]
Kenwood, 11 miles north of Sonoma, has some beautiful luxury homes off of Highway 12. The town itself is only a few blocks of stores and a general store, but the country around here is lovely. This is wine country, and one of the landmark wineries in the area is just on the edge of [...]
In California wine country, just ten miles north of the city of Napa, in Napa County, is the small town of Yountville. If you are looking for a home among vineyards and wineries in this famous stretch of the Napa wine road, Yountville may be your final destination. With a population of only about three [...]
View luxury homes and estates in Larkspur, in Marin County. Larkspur is one of the lovely towns just north across the Bay from San Francisco. The city has a population of about 12,000. Larkspur is the location for one of Golden Gate Transit’s ferry terminal, which provides service between Marin County and the San Francisco [...]
If you are looking to buy a beautiful home or vineyard estate – or even a working winery – in California wine country, Healdsburg, a lovely small town about 70 miles north of San Francisco is a wonderful place to check out. Healdsburg is the center of three of the most famous wine production areas in [...]
Wineries and beautiful wine estates abound near Healdsburg, in Sonoma County, about 70 miles north of San Francisco. This is the center of three of the most important wine-producing regions in northern California – the Russian River, Dry Creek, and Alexander Valley appellations. We visited Healdsburg this past weekend to take part in the annual [...]
Sustainable homes and villas in Umbria, Italy are now a reality. Sustainable living, and sustainable architecture and design, are increasingly in demand with some buyers, and The Matchmakers real estate is now presenting some beautiful examples of sustainable housing in the Umbria area, the state right next door to Tuscany. Umbria is known as the [...]
This luxury estate home, located in the lovely Russian River Valley north of San Francisco, is set on eleven acres with views of rolling vineyards, redwoods and the Russian River Valley. The home is approximately 5,165 square feet, with a 40 foot solar heated swimming pool. Potential to plant 6 acres of Pinot Noir Grapes. [...]
Near Cortona in Tuscany is a luxury home restored beautifully from an old mill property. The villa consists of two detached properties. The smaller, the original mill, is on three levels, with a double bedroom and en suite bathroom on each of the first floor and lower ground levels. The larger home also has two [...]