Porto Cervo Harbour & the Costa Esmeralda. The blue Mediterranean & the rugged coastline of Sardinia, an exquisite holiday destination in Europe.

Cervo Hotel. Citalia run hotel. In the old village of Porto Cervo, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 40 minutes from Olbia airport.

Chateau for sale in France , 5.000.000 euros. Turreted Fairy tale chateau, surrounded by vineyards  in the famous Loire valley.

Martina Franca. Italy in the Summer – Martina Franca Exquisite Medieval hill top town in the Puglia region of Italy. Celebrated Opera Festival, Festival della Valle d’Itria 12-31 July 2014. A fairytale Palazzo Ducale dating from 1688 with its Baroque Facade. Interiors sumptuously  decorated by Domenico Canella 1771-1776.

Dolce & Gabbana shimmers  & shimmies down the catwalk & in their typically Italian lifestyle ad campaign for s/s 14.

French Film star, & icon Catherine Deneuve has put her 18th century, Normandy chateau, Chateau de Primard, up for sale, 1200 square metres, in a lovely park with hedges designed by the gardener  who worked on the Elysees Palace gardens. Home Cinema, Sauna suite, 4.000.000. euros

Catherine Deneuve’s 18th century Chateau de Primard, Normandy Chateau up for sale. 45 kms to the west of Paris. 4.000.000.euros Boasts a Home Cinema, a Sauna suite, & a fabulous enormous kitchen.

London celebrates Chelsea Flower Show, & a Buckingham Palace Garden Party, London is in full Summer swing. Decorated Facades of Chelsea’s stores drip with exotic flowers & plants.  Judith Blacklocks flower school is in a discreet mews in Knightsbridge. Flower arranging for dinner tables, weddings, etc. Regular workshops & courses.

Corinthian bronze Helmet 6th century B.C.. Courtesy Kallos, Davies Street Mayfair.London W.1.  As interest in collecting ancient Greek Antiquities increases, notably with the Russian collectors, a new Antiquities Gallery opens, May 15th, on London’s Davies Street, Mayfair.  The idea of German/Swiss Collector Baron Lorne Bornemisza-de Kaszon. 4 generations of collectors. His late father Heinrich’s  famous Old Masters Collection is housed at the Palacio de Villahermosa, in Madrid. KALLOS will only show rare ancient Greek antiquities, starting with around 20 prime pieces. Baron Lorne runs a Family business involving venture capital, & oil exploration. Christies auction house has brought its Antiquities dept back from Sth Ken.to Christies King St. & Rupert Wace Ancient Art moves to a 5 storey Grade 11 listed Georgian town house at 19 Crown Passage, SW1. KALLOS means BEAUTIFUL in Greek.