Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto, seen above, is the crown jewel of the Villa Aurora, where Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi (pictured) is at the center of an epic inheritance squabble.
If Henry James and Larry McMurtry ever collaborated on a novel, the heroine would look something like Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi, née Carpenter. She is the Texan widow of an Italian prince and the current resident of the Aurora, a stunning Roman villa worth half a billion dollars that's now at the center of a bitter family feud. Her story is The Portrait of a Lady meets The Last Picture Show, as if it were Jacy Farrow instead of Isabel Archer who set sail for Europe to seek her fortune in the somnolent splendor of the crumbling old world.
It's also a fable about the dark side of the continental escape, about what can happen if you stay too long. Because just at the moment when the principessa from the Lone Star State seems to have finally proven everyone back home wrong, she is poised to lose it all.
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Jersey, JE ΤΙΜΕ
Nearly 50 years ago a museum opened in Paris.
THE HUNGER GAMES
Two former bons amis grew up in the same expensive suburb and cut their teeth together in the Paris nightclub scene. Then they launched competing restaurant empires, and the gloves came off. Now one of them is facing a suspended prison sentence and a huge fine. Welcome to the city's most delicious grudge match.
HIDDEN in Plain Sight
T&C was invited into the private archives and secret workshops of Paris, to glimpse the treasures that have made this city famous for its style and craftsmanship. It's a reputation worth fighting for.
GUARDIAN of Objects
Laura Kugel is the go-to art dealer for the world's most discerning clients, but her family's Paris wonderland is open to all. Come inside, won't you?
Ecole! Elysée! SCANDALE!
The path to the French White House requires a political education at one of the country's elite universities. As controversy swirls around Sciences Po-class treason, #MeToo à la française, creeping le wokisme-will its grip on power finally slip?
Are There Still Mysteries in Paris?
Surely not, in the world's most visited city! And yet: Why is the Louvre called the Louvre? Why do the upper stories of its 17th-century buildings tilt in? Why do even familiar streets feel so enticing, unknown? One thing is clear: So many of us return because the City of Light is really one of mesmerizing shadows.
High SEAS
How seductive is a cruise on an ultraluxury ship (yes, that's a category) like the new Regent Seven Seas Grandeur? So much so that a 132-day sailing sold out in three hours. It was time to investigate.
The Cruise Cure
One definition of bliss at sea is padding down a ship's hallway from your suite to the spa in a robe and slippers. Here's what awaits.
Only a Day to Spare?
These hotel spas-mini-me's of destination, health retreats punch way above their weight. So, if you're in the neighborhood...
So, Where Do You Ride in Paris?
A fancy equestrian's guide to the best of Gallic galloping.
