It is one of the real joys of being in Europe early in the northern summer. The clock is ticking towards 10pm and the sky ...

The Long Walk stretches out from the mansion like nature’s red carpet, a quarter-mile vista lined with perfectly manicured trees and punctuated with fountains that lead to the massive Reflecting Pool.

Villa Fleur d’Eau, where President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met, will go under the hammer with a starting bid estimated ...