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Own two waterfalls, 60 acres of land, and a cabin upstate for $925K

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It’s safe to say this is a home on a property unlike any other. This cabin is located at the base of the Delphi Falls Waterfalls , outside the upstate town of Cazenovia. The property encompasses 60 total acres, with 65-foot and 52-foot falls as well as one mile of creek frontage. The same family has owned it since 1961, and just listed the whole shebang for $925,000. (The main home, with land easements, is also available for $699,000.) As broker Michael Franklin puts it, buying this would be “like owning your own state park.” We agree—this is the property for a New Yorker looking for an escape from just about everything to a completely nature -packed retreat. Franklin Ruttan " width="1200" height="675" /> Franklin Ruttan " width="1200" height="675" /> Franklin Ruttan " width="1200" height="675" /> Though the main house is fairly modest in size, it’s surrounded by greenery and has barn-like structures...

Top 5 most lovely country B&Bs and Relais in Umbria

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Relais Castellucio Palusse , Città della Pieve." width="334" height="500" /> Relais Castelluccio Palusse , Città della Pieve. Photo: Slow Italy. This article is a summary of our several recent trips to Umbria . We have stayed in different places and from those have selected our top 5 favorite country B&B s for you. Actually, the term ‘B&B’ is an understatement to qualify these typical Umbrian relais . Set in an old Umbrian farmhouse , restored historic mansion or castle , they are the kind of places where you feel immediately at home, as if you were staying at a relative’s place while being spoiled by your dolce zia or zio . All of these country houses have in common that they are family-owned and owner managed , which vouches for genuine quality and exceptional hospitality . The family also lives on the premises , which is an additional guarantee for customer care and excellent service. All of them are very small structures, with less than ...

Discover Pantelleria | Travel + Leisure

If you like having your cultural compass skewed , you' ll love Pantelleria . The map says Italy, but everything about the island spells North Africa . Villages have names like Bukkuram, Bugeber, and Gadir. Dwarfed by palm trees and built of rough volcanic stone , clusters of one- story cubic dwellings with humped roofs erupt from the prickly black-brown landscape like oases. The port's architecturally challenged concrete apartment blocks and souk-like alleyways lend it the louche, scrappy allure of Tangier. The heat is the heat of the desert, with sun so strong that only crazies leave the cool of a shop awning to cross the street without first picking out a patch of shade on the other side. Citrus trees are grown in circular, high-walled giardini arabi that protect them from the wind. Locals count the days until restaurants serve the weekly special—fish couscous. I first visited Pantelleria , which is marooned in the strait between Sicily and Tunisia and has a mere 32-mile ...