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Oregon’s Wilderton Aperitivo said they are shutting down by the end of this month. Oregon’s Wilderton Aperitivo said they are shutting down by the end of this month.

The unique 12Cilindri united Ferrari’s Tailor Made division, online-platform Cool Hunting, and five visionary artists. The unique 12Cilindri united Ferrari’s Tailor Made division, online-platform Cool Hunting, and five visionary artists.

The new BGX83 crossover delivers impressive onboard space without sacrificing proportion. The new BGX83 crossover delivers impressive onboard space without sacrificing proportion.

Five towers, frescoed halls, and a setting worthy of The Traitors? A medieval castle is on the market in Lazio. 

Just as The Traitors UK inches toward its final betrayals and the US version posts its strongest streaming numbers to date, it almost feels scripted that a castle seemingly designed for secrets and strategy has just arrived on the market. Perched above the medieval village of Torre Alfina, near Acquapendente in northern Lazio, this extraordinary Italian castle, listed with Christie’s International Real Estate for €13m (approx. $15m), offers a setting where drama is not manufactured, but architectural.

From the moment its fortified silhouette comes into view, the parallels are hard to ignore. Five imposing towers rise above thick stone walls; arched windows frame sweeping countryside views; suits of armor, hanging tapestries, and frescoed galleries set the tone inside. It’s the kind of place where grand entrances feel inevitable.

The castle’s origins date back to the Early Middle Ages, evolving over centuries from defensive stronghold to noble residence. During the Renaissance, it was transformed by the Sforza Monaldeschi family, before undergoing a meticulous late-19th-century restoration led by Count Edoardo Cahen d’Anvers, with architect Giuseppe Partini and celebrated French landscape designers Henri and Achille Duchêne shaping its gardens. What remains today is a rare continuity of history, preserved with intelligence rather than nostalgia.

The interiors unfold across five levels and more than 5,000 square metres of space, housing 35 rooms and 15 bathrooms. A dramatic ground-floor gallery sets the tone immediately, with frescoed walls, marble floors, vaulted inlaid-wood ceilings, and sculptural details that feel museum-worthy yet lived-in. Large arched windows draw the eye outward, grounding the grandeur in its rural Italian setting.

Above, the piano nobile delivers the castle’s most impressive entertaining spaces: an expansive scenic gallery, a formal dining salon, multiple reception rooms, and a wood-panelled library that invites both solitude and conversation. Upper floors offer a sequence of private chambers, guest suites and attic spaces, while the towers themselves provide rooms with panoramic views.

Outside, a Renaissance garden unfolds with measured elegance. Geometric flowerbeds, manicured hedges, and a central fountain create a sense of order and calm, offering a striking counterpoint to the castle’s medieval weight. At approximately 3,280-sq-feet (1,000 square metres), the grounds feel intimate rather than overwhelming – a space designed for reflection as much as for entertaining.

Situated close to the borders of Tuscany and Umbria, the location balances seclusion with cultural proximity, placing historic towns, vineyards, and landscapes within easy reach. It is this combination, architectural gravitas, thoughtful restoration, and geographic poise, that makes the property so compelling.

Castles of this calibre rarely appear on the open market, particularly those offering both authenticity and adaptability. Whether envisioned as a private residence, an intimate hospitality project or a legacy investment, this is a home that doesn’t require embellishment. Long before television made betrayal fashionable, these walls were already telling stories.

We spoke to Maison CEO Giulio Bergamaschi about the anniversary. 

Colonia Il Profumo Millesimato, the anniversary scent created by perfumer Alexis Dadier, reframes Colonia through a millesimato lens – a concept more commonly associated with wine – characterizing the fragrance by a singular harvest year, the 2024 crop of ylang-ylang white from Bosy Be in Madagascar. 

“We selected certain ingredients that came from a specific year with specific natural attributes to give a unique and single signature to the product, one that cannot be repeated,” said Giulio Bergamaschi, CEO of Acqua di Parma.

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On the nose, the new Colonia fragrance opens with Italian bergamot, blood orange, petitgrain, and grapefruit, delivering a citrus clarity before moving into rosemary and orange leaves. The liquid will be presented in a glass bottle with embossed detailing and a golden medal stamp, and housed in Acqua di Parma’s signature yellow hatbox.

The Italian Maison is also marking the anniversary with a cinematic campaign, The Art of Living Italian, set in Parma, the brand’s hometown, and starring Michael Fassbender and Sabrina Impacciatore. The campaign repositions the Maison’s founding vision, the Italian arte de vivre, the slower art of living, within a more contemporary context. 

“It’s not a product campaign; it is a cultural narrative campaign. We don’t want to advertise products. We want to celebrate the Italian art of living, the city of Parma – the prototype of Italian art of living,” says Bergamaschi.

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More recently, Acqua di Parma has quietly expanded into lifestyle, applying this same sensibility to leatherware, ceramics, and small, everyday objects. New anniversary introductions to the Art of Living collection include Via Com Me Scent to Go, a multifunctional leather holder with a perfumable ceramic stone that also works as a wireless earbuds case, as well as candle accessories such as the Cappuccino cup holder, Buonanotte candle snuffer, and Zic wick trimmer. 

“The art of living has always been within the DNA of Acqua di Parma. In recent years, we’ve simply accelerated the development of these categories,” Bergamaschi notes. “It’s always difficult to say what we’ll explore next. Porcelain and ceramics are, of course, our core domain, and those are areas we’ll continue to develop and express in the future.”

“We never follow hype. We’ve always been true to ourselves, and we’ve always tried to embody refinement and timeless elegance. And, by definition, timeless is never out of fashion.”

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The Maybach Ocean Club is redefining ultra-luxury membership by offering millionaires something money alone can’t buy: access. 

Hosted aboard a custom-built 508ft (155-metre) superyacht, admission to perhaps the most exclusive private members’ club going comes with a raft of uber luxe experiences, and an overflowing toy box aboard its 229ft (70-metre) shadow vessel. For Caring, who is responsible for the club development and community building, the real draw is rare access to a highly curated network of like-minded individuals.

“I’ve been very focused on building an architecture for the community,” he says, noting that interviews and letters of recommendation will go a long way to securing membership. “Hopefully they’ll feel like they’re part of an incredible, vibrant, exciting, dynamic group of people who are socially gifted and have nothing to prove.”

While some may balk at the $4m buy-in and seven-figure annual membership fee in exchange for four weeks at sea a year (excluding food, beverages and optional activities), it’s the community aspect that differentiates the offering from a typical superyacht charter or soiree spent in the coveted cloisters of Annabel’s, says Matthias Bosse, co-founder of marine consultancy Splendid Sea, which collaborated with Mercedes-Maybach on the project. “It’s not simply about wealth. One of the earliest questions we hear when speaking to prospective members is: ‘Who else will be on board?’”

The answer for the Dölker + Voges-designed vessel, Beyond Horizons, is “a lot of Americans.” Around 70 percent to be exact, with the remainder of the yacht’s 300 “co-owners” expected to be made up of Europeans. “The US is the biggest market for yachts, the biggest market for shadow ownership, and for residential projects and members’ clubs,” says Bosse. “For interested parties outside of those regions, we’d look to build a second yacht.”

Announced at the end of last year and planning its maiden voyage in 2029, Beyond Horizons will sleep up to 72 guests in 30 residential-style suites, each evenly sized at 242-sq-ft (74-square-metres) and decorated in the Mercedes-Maybach rose gold accent color. Six guest cabins forward are reserved for daily rental to cater for members wishing to invite friends and family. Unsurprisingly, there will be all the onboard yachting amenities that members could wish for, from an expansive beach club and spacious spa to helicopter transfers and wellness programs.

Cultural engagement will also be woven into the package, with live concerts and art exhibits taking place as the yacht cruises the Mediterranean in summer and the Caribbean in winter. Additional partnerships with fashion houses, watch brands, and jewellery labels, as well as other members’ clubs, including CORE and The House of KOKO, will provide year-round land-based entertainment, such as film screenings and evenings with visiting luminaries.

The proposition speaks to a growing trend of brands branching into community-and-network-oriented models to expand beyond their initial offering, pipped to be a key driver of the luxury industry in 2026 and beyond. Yachting examples include the recently announced Jumeirah Privé partnership with 299ft (88-metre) superyacht Maltese Falcon, which sees private itineraries curated by the hotel group, and the Solace Odyssey in partnership with EYOS Expeditions, that uses the 187ft (57-metre) 187ft Feadship for an extended circumnavigation program where guests can book specific segments or chapters of the voyage rather than just ad-hoc weeks.

On land a litany of branded residences tied to automotive marques, including Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini, Bulgari, and Bugatti, have sprung up in recent years, each offering a seasonal social calendar of events to create a relationship-driven ecosystem among residences. The only difference being, says Bosse, you can’t choose who you live next to.

“Unlike residence vessels, such as The World, where individual occupancy is statistically between three to four months a year leaving multiple suites empty for large amounts of time, and branded residences where you might dislike your neighbor, the Beyond Horizons model encourages repeat gatherings with a stable base of peers, which cultivates relationships and shared memories.”

This is something that Bosse can attest to having already conducted a trial sailing aboard the 344ft (104.9-metre) superyacht Lady Moura, which he formerly captained for 15 years. From the handful of guests invited to try-out the membership model at sea, two companies were formed by individuals who had previously never met.

“You need to have a certain level of affluence to afford this membership opportunity,” says Caring, “but that means members are looking to work together, not just socialize and sail together.”

As for the yacht itself, only the likes of Elon Musk could ever consider owning one, and yet the Maybach Ocean Club offers a slice of that selective pie, too, says Caring. “It democratizes that sort of ultra luxury.”

The limited-edition watch signals an increasing focus on the category at the famed jewelry house. The limited-edition watch signals an increasing focus on the category at the famed jewelry house.

Freelands is a renovated fishing lodge with wellbeing at its heart. 

A couple commissioned the Wiseman Group to design a home where bleeding-edge technology and tranquil living can coexist. A couple commissioned the Wiseman Group to design a home where bleeding-edge technology and tranquil living can coexist.

Capensis is unlocking the potential of the king of red grapes in Stellenbosch. Capensis is unlocking the potential of the king of red grapes in Stellenbosch.