Our top properties of 2020
Every week, SoBARNES takes you on a tour of dream apartments, villas, chalets and châteaux for sale or rent. As the year draws to a close, we wanted to look ...Dizzy for designer in London
This spectacular 5,338 sq ft (if not 5,340) apartment will be your gateway into the very select world of design. Out with the bohemian flowery dresses and in with structured pieces. The ...Lose yourself in your own wilderness, in Canada
Wide open spaces are not new to you, but those were in Europe! So the discovery of this 1,095-acre property near Arundel (Canada) was a true surprise. Your heart skipped ...Smell the roses in Belgium
This 4,520 sq ft house, with its red brick façades and almost one acre of parkland, is the ideal place to let the gardener in you shine. Learn how to prune, mow, plant, ...Keeping up your end of the bargain, in Loire-Atlantique
When your husband told you the family had to move to Nantes, you made a deal. You would accept if the house was perfect. If it met all of your ...You want to have your cake and eat it too, in Switzerland
Life in the Vaud countryside, why not. The peace and quiet, the views, it suits you. But you also want a house you love. That’s a good fit. You’ve found ...Why not, after all? In Grimaud
You were clearly brought up in a ‘west coast’ family... there was no question of holidays on the French Riviera. Not even for a May bank holiday. Unimaginable. While you ...Awaken the diva in you, in Paris
Like Coco Chanel, you’re from a provincial town and could never have imagined your life would turn out like this. But here you are, you’ve carved out a successful career ...Own a piece of the legend, in Haute-Savoie
Just like those vintage advertising posters, this 2,690 sq ft chalet is the incarnation of winter sports of days gone by. Incidentally, it was one of the first to be built after ...Another way of life, in the Cher
Your Parisian friends have only vaguely heard of Bourges. They rolled their eyes and had to look on a map when you said you were moving there. But soon they’ll ...Helios, Amun-Re, Inti & Co. in Nice
Become a sun worshipper at this 6,996 sq ft townhouse with almost half an acre of gardens and a south-facing terrace. Built in pure Nice Belle Epoque style, it certainly holds an ...All hail Saint-Tropez!
Does Saint-Tropez really need any introduction? Actually, it does, for its legend began long before the days of Brigitte Bardot (and because Barnes has some truly exceptional properties available to ...Get your offspring on their feet in Bordeaux
Your darling daughter, the apple of your eye, has decided to take up her first job almost 500 miles away. In Bordeaux! So you’ve decided to set her up in her ...Say I do in Ouistreham
You’re planning your wedding and juggling the search for your new love nest simultaneously. But because you’re a resourceful woman, why not kill two birds with one stone? Why not ...A change of menu on the Ile de Ré
You’ve owned a restaurant in Lyon for 20 years. And you’ve served pig in all its forms... sausages, cold cuts, pâté... It’s time for a change. So you’re heading to the ...Entice your children in Greece
Since they flew the nest, it has been a struggle to get your three children together for holidays. But you’ve found the ultimate weapon. On the fabulous island of Lefkada, ...In search of the Corsican immortelle
This eco-responsible villa for rent in Cala Rossa has all of that je-ne-sais-quoi that makes exceptional properties. We would be more than happy to lay down our hat here, as ...Lie shamelessly in Thailand
When asked what made you fall for this 9,063 sq ft villa in Koh Samui, you generally reply: “why the view, of course”. Sometimes you mention the home cinema or gentlemen's club-style ...Prove the saying wrong in Spain
All your life, both private and professional, you’ve been told “some things are not black and white”. Well actually, they are! To hell with tepid grey... Let your true self ...Remixing Beaudelaire in Brittany
Free man, you will always cherish the sea! It is your best escape from the city that place oh so gritty: 1,500 sq ft of wind and fresh air. Not far off ...Hotfoot it off to St. Barts
Luxury for you is first of all thumbing your nose at stereotypes, because it has never been your goal to move heaven and earth to achieve the same as others. ...Smouldering in the Rhone
Is it the period materials that blend so perfectly with the contemporary features that give this 3,014 sq ft house such charm? Or the light that streams in through each of the ...A change of perspective, in the Var
You don't mind admitting it, you have a thing for symmetry. There’s just something about the harmony that appeals to you. So it’s no surprise that this 3,014 sq ft house made ...In Rudolph Valentino’s lair in Beverly Hills
Rudolph Valentino was the first superstar in the history of cinema, in the 20s. SoBARNES takes you behind the scenes of the house he fitted out in his image on ...Keen as mustard in Burgundy
Who hasn't dreamed of living in a castle? You certainly have! It’s something you often picture... But a real one. With a moat and drawbridge. The whole package. If you’re ...