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People say that outdoor dining is one of life’s great simple pleasures, whether at a sidewalk café in Paris, a Deep South barbecue, or a clambake on the Maine coast. An article in Christie’s International Real Estate’s online magazine Luxury Defined features eight luxurious villas that are specially built for summer.

In honor of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Luxury Defined presents a collection of stately residences that have received or been owned by royalty or members of the nobility. Provided you have the necessary change, you will as well find castles that you can buy.

The publication “Switzerland’s most beautiful cafés and tea rooms” by the Swiss Heritage Society shows time-honoured tea rooms, rare gems of well-preserved historic interiors, more recent creations with the potential to become classics, and pioneers who are enriching Swiss coffee house culture with new facets.