Lovely Victorian homes and estates are close to downtown San Rafael, California, which is centered around the beautiful Mission San Rafael. The Matchmakers is an international real estate company specializing in beautiful homes and estates in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, France, Italy, and Mexico. The company is also a member of AREA – [...]
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 [...]
Bodega Bay, on the California coast straddling Marin County and Sonoma County, is a lovely village sitting on the east side of Bodega Harbor. There are some beautiful homes and estates surrounding Bodega Bay and extending up and down the California coast here. Although quiet and rural, Bodega Bay is within easy driving distance 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 [...]
Luxury living and homes abound in Sausalito, a small town just a couple miles north across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. From here, there are beautiful views of the City. Sausalito is a popular tourist destination. The ferry connects Sausalito to San Francisco and to Tiburon, just to the east, another lovely [...]
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 [...]
Some of the most beautiful luxury estates and homes in the greater San Francisco Bay Area are located just north across the bay from the City, in Marin County, in towns such as Sausalito, Mill Valley, Tiburon, Belvedere, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Kentfield, Ross and San Anselmo. A wealthy, artistic enclave, Sausalito draws tons of visitors [...]
San Francisco and Paris are sister cities, and no wonder: each is a city of great beauty. Each is a great city for walking and exploring. In Paris, walking along the Seine, or wandering through the streets of the Left Bank, or exploring the Latin Quarter or Marais or other parts of this great city, [...]
Company relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area? Private tours are available through The Matchmakers, a real estate company specializing in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and in France. San Francisco is more than the City. It is the entire Bay Area, comprised of vastly different towns, cities and neighborhoods. There is the beautiful [...]
This fairytale medieval castle, located in the heart of the beautiful Dordogne Valley in southwest France, has to be seen and experienced to be appreciated. With approximately 10,000 square feet of habitable space, on 300 hectares of land and four kilometers of river frontage, the interior of the the chateau has been stripped of all [...]