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An iconic castle in east Sussex will be transformed into a real-life Hogwarts for adults, where wannabe witches and wizards can try their hand at magic.
Herstmonceux Castle will become the The Bothwell School of Witchcraft for one weekend this coming August, following similar successful events in Europe.
Participants will be sorted into wizarding houses and will take part in a number of lessons in and around the castle during the weekend.
Bothwe… (View original article)
Have you crossed Logan’s Line recently? Chances are you have and didn’t know it!
Think of Québec City, and it’s only natural that history comes to mind. Jacques Cartier landed here 475 years ago; Samuel de Champlain founded the city itself 408 years ago; Montcalm and Wolfe fought on the Plains of Abraham 257 years ago. Exploration, discovery and battle are part of the foundation of tourism in Vieux-Québec, and rightly so.
But that foundation of military, social and human hist… (View original article)
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13:43 EST, 10 February 2017
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19:29 EST, 10 February 2017
When a property is considered a national treasure like Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, figuring how much it’s worth is complicated.
But Buncombe County appraisers have put a price tag on America’s largest private residence, a 135,000-square-foot home with 250 rooms that was built in 1895 by George Vanderbilt, one of the heirs to the Vanderbilt industrial fortune.
Vande… (View original article)
That includes the height of the two towers planned for the rear of the property, which was not disclosed when property owner Larco Investments released its plans last year.
City documents state Larco wants to build an 11-storey (33.25 metres) tower on the east side and 12-storey (36.2 metres) structure on the west side. Both would be on a podium.
Real estate data firm Emporis pegs the height of the existing structure at 37.4 metres, or 11 storeys.
The number of rooms … (View original article)
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Appraisers: Biltmore House, land, extras worth nearly $300M
The Biltmore House, an 1890s French Renaissance-style, 250-room chateau in the Blue Ridge Mountains, is reflected in a pond on the estate in Asheville, N.C.
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Appraisers: Biltmore House, land, extras worth nearly $300M
The Biltmore House, an 1890s French Renaissance-style, 250-room chateau, is reflec… (View original article)
Duns Castle, located about an hour from Edinburgh, Scotland, boasts more than 1,000 acres of land, including woods and meticulously manicured gardens. The estate is also littered with history. The oldest element, the Norman Keep or Pele Tower, dates back to the early 14th century. Now, Meredith Carey writes for Conde Nast Traveler, you (along with 20 friends) can win a chance to stay at the storied castle.
Carey writes that the vacation rental site HomeAway i… (View original article)
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YORK — Thirty-two eighth grade French students from York Middle School recently returned home from a three-day French immersion trip to Québec City. The trip, in its 13th consecutive year, was led by French teacher Stephanie Carbonneau as well as Principal Barbara Maling, School Counselor Cyndy Dow, and Nurse Susan Moore.
Students left for Québec City on a charter motorcoach on Thursday, Feb. 2 and returned to York on Saturday, Feb. 4.
“This was a won… (View original article)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Putting a value on the nation’s largest home is no easy task.
Buncombe County Land Records Manager Keith Miller says just managing the county’s 124,000 parcels of land is an ongoing process, taking years of work and continuous monitoring of the county’s real estate market. When it comes to Biltmore Estate, it gets even more complex.
RELATED | ‘Designed for Drama’ exhibition opens at Biltmore “There’s so many components to that property,” Miller said. … (View original article)
La La Land’s singing and dancing stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone may be center stage in the Oscar-nominated film, but movie history buffs (and Angelenos) likely noticed another small but significant cameo right at the end when, ahem, the big thing happens. (No spoilers here.)
The Chateau Marmont, Hollywood’s most infamous hotel, makes an appearance, as the final real-life Los Angeles location featured in the film, which has been called a love letter to the city. But it’s not simpl… (View original article)
The high-profile châteaux of the Loire Valley are famous the world over for their fairytale exteriors, lavish art collections and glorious gardens. But for every big-name castle like Chenonceau and Chambord, there are dozens of smaller but equally enchanting properties tucked away along the UNESCO-listed Loire Valley.
I’ve come to one of the most discreet: the Château de Candé at Monts, a few kilometres south of Tours. In 1508, the Mayor of Tours, François Briçonnet, had a Renaissan… (View original article)