Villas Mymosa

Villas Mymosa is a modern 10 room condominium in a tranquil setting in Paradise. Our spacious rooms are fully equipped to provide you with the amenities of your own home. All of our rooms have private balconies providing you with the option of serenity or you can choose to interact with other guests under the palms around our large beautiful pool.



Villas Mymosa is conveniently located to all of the attractions of Manuel Antonio and our friendly and courteous staff is knowledgeable and able to help you with all of your special requests, answer all of your questions and book all of your tour and travel requirements.




Villas Mymosa is proud of its reputation for continually hosting its repeat clientele of families, singles, newly weds, the young and the experienced. We would be both pleased and honoured to provide you with the service and hospitality you deserve while vacationing in our little piece of Paradise, Manuel Antonio.




Villas Mymosa is pleased to advise that effective July 1, 2007, we installed a new and highly effective water filtration system.

Australia Luxury Business Hotel

Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
2220 N. Terrace Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 271-3656
Fax: (414) 271-3986




About the Villa


This Italian Renaissance-style villa, designed and built by architect David Adler in 1923, was originally the residence of Lloyd Smith of the A.O. Smith Corporation and his family. The Villa Terrace features fine and decorative arts dating from the 15th to the 18th centuries, wrought-iron masterpieces by Cyril Colnik and a formal Garden.




Mission Statement


The mission of Charles Allis Art Museum and Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum is to fully utilize both historic house Museums, gardens and their art collections for education and community enrichment. As part of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Corporation, the Museums honor the war dead by serving as "living memorials."


A venue where public groups gather for music, lectures or evening events

St Martin Villas

Green Cay Villas: Luxury Saint Martin Villas with a View
Luxury St Martin Villas located on the hillside above Orient Bay Beach

A unique treasure among St Martin vacation villas. Green Cay Villas at Green Cay Village are ideally located on the hillside above Orient Beach, St Martin's most popular beach.
Located on the hillside above famous Orient Beach on the French side of St Martin, Green Cay Villas is the number one choice of those seeking a luxurious villa rental on St Martin / St Maarten. The St Martin villa rental complex includes 16 luxury three bedroom 4,500 sq ft villas set in a lush tropical garden, each with its own private swimming pool, and one of the top-rated views in the Caribbean.



Each Luxury St Martin Orient Beach Villa Features:
Each one of our 4-star St Martin villa rentals features three air-conditioned bedrooms, a fully equipped European kitchen, spacious living room and two dining areas. Most of our villas have fantastic ocean views over Orient Bay and others offer more seclusion with a garden view. A safe and tranquil villa rental on St Martin / St Maarten, Green Cay Villas is completely secured, gated and offers year-round 4 star hotel services.
Offering the perfect Saint Martin villa vacation getaway . . .
Designed by French architect, Jean-Paul Goergler, the style of this Saint Martin villa resort is reminiscent of traditional West Indian Creole houses. Your 3-bedroom St Martin vacation villa is spacious and offers all the comforts of home. These villas are perfect for families, groups of friends and especially for honeymoons and lover's getaways.
Get to know more about one of St Martins top vacation villa choices . . .
Take a few minutes to view our website to discover why you should make Green Cay Villas your St Martin villa rental choice. This "official villa" website describes all its features and amenities, as well as providing much helpful information about nearby St Martin attractions.

Moon Dance Villas

Experience the finest villa accommodations in all of Jamaica, Moon Dance Villas, ideally located on Negril's famed 7-Mile Beach. Consisting of six luxurious villas, ranging from one to five bedrooms, Moon Dance surrounds you in luxury from the moment you arrive. Each villa is fully staffed with a chef, bartender, housekeeper, and laundress. With a relaxing atmosphere, expansive tropical gardens, and verandahs Moon Dance Villas is an experience not to be missed, but it's the service and friendliness of our staff that you'll remember long after your vacation is over. Ginger Breeze is a 5 bedroom, 5 1/2 bath mansion, set right on the beach, with a private pool, outdoor dining room, and Jacuzzi. Bay Whisper has 5 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, 3 Jacuzzis, a private pool, and outdoor dining. Azure Sky is an exquisite 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath villa, complete with a full-size pool table, Jacuzzis, and private pool. With 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, a Jacuzzi, and pool, Dream Walk is ideal for families or friends. Satin Sunrise boasts 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, a garden Jacuzzi, and pool. The honeymoon villa, Lilac Mist, is an intimate escape for couples set in a lush, tropical garden.
Room Details
Every bedroom at Moon Dance Villas is spacious, wonderfully appointed, and air conditioned with en-suite bath and private verandah. Nearly every bedroom on the property has a magnificent view of the sea and Negril's famous sunsets.
Wine & Dine
Each Villa is fully staffed with a personal chef and bartender. Moon Dance chefs are experts in local delicacies, as well as American fare. Your bartender will concoct any number of specialty drinks for you and make sure your glass is never empty.

Luxury Villas - Fortlands Point

Fortlands Point is a fabulous villa strategically located at the lookout point where Discovery Bay meets the Caribbean Sea. Two old canons still remain on the shore of this property providing testimony to the role the land of this wonderful property once played in the defense of Jamaica. The views from its peninsula are stunning of both Discovery Bay on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other.The villa boasts seven air-conditioned bedrooms with seven en suite bathrooms, three private beaches, 270-degree ocean views, a squash court, weight room, TV room and many other amenities. The villa can accommodate up to 14 guests with a maximum of 10 adults since two of the bedrooms are only suitable for young children (trundle beds).Entrance to the villa is into a small courtyard with a pond leading to the front door. A reception/sitting area leads though to the pool deck or left to the formal dining room that seats twelve on its 100-year-old 12' mahogany heirloom table. A covered outdoor dining area adjoins the dining room as well providing charming seaside dining.The interiors are Colonial style and feature cut stone, mahogany pieces and an abundance of teak and other tropical woods as well as Italian tile and Persian rugs which complement the dramatic architecture.Textures of teak, cedar, Italian tile and Persian rugs complement the dramatic architecture. With families in mind, seven bedrooms (including two specifically for children) have been thoughtfully designed on individual split-levels. The comfortable verandah is complete with black granite bar, icemaker and television. Sunset cocktail hours here drift into leisurely long dinners under the stars on any of five open-air dining areas. Inside is the formal dining room with 100-year-old 12' mahogany heirloom table. As a special treat, the staff will serve dinner on the very point itself, followed by a seaside bonfire if you wish ~ evenings to treasure and remember.A large, comfortably furnished verandah offers a black granite bar, icemaker and TV and is a popular gathering place for guests to savor sunset cocktails.Built on four levels (one of which is an attic level), the villa offers the living room, verandah, bar with TV, outside dining areas, inside formal dining room and kitchen on the main level. All of these rooms open to the wide stone terrace, infinity style private swimming pool and hot tub. A few steps lead down to the lawn and then to the main beach on the bay beyond. Just across the lawn, steps lead down to two more private beaches on the sea.Another level features a bedroom with a custom designed mahogany king-sized bed plus a day bed. French doors lead to a furnished terrace and the lawn. This bedroom has a TV, ocean view and en-suite bathroom complete with a tub/shower combination and bidet. This bedroom is, also, wheelchair accessible via a ramped entrance and wide doorways.Another level features three additional bedrooms. One of the ocean view bedrooms features a king sized bed plus a daybed, en-suite bathroom with tub/shower combination and bidet and French doors open to a furnished balcony. Another bedroom offers ocean views, a queen sized 4-poster bed and en-suite bathroom with a tub/shower combination. Additionally on this level, there is a children's room with twin beds and en-suite bathroom with tub/shower combination.On yet another level there is the Captain's Room which offers a king sized 4 poster bed, TV, spacious en-suite bathroom complete with a double vanity, bidet and large walk in shower with two showerheads and three water jet body massagers. Additionally, the family room is located on this level and it offers ocean views, a comfortable sitting area, TV with surround-sound and balcony.On the top level there is a spacious loft bedroom under high peaked ceilings. This bedroom features a king sized bed, TV, spacious bathroom with large walk in shower with two shower heads and three water jet body massagers and a bidet. The room provides sea views from the bedroom area, bathroom and shower. Additionally, on this top level there is another children's loft bedroom with twin beds and en-suite bathroom with shower.All of the bedrooms feature remote control air-conditioners and ceiling fans. Additionally, all of the bathrooms in the villa are fitted with stainless steel Kohler fixtures.Please, also, note that the homeowner requests that guests do not smoke in the bedrooms.Other amenities include DSS TV system, sound system with music channels and a Norstar telephone system with intercoms to the bedrooms, kitchen and staff quarters.Outside, the pool deck provides ample seating beside the pool with a 'disappearing edge' and a Jacuzzi that tumbles into the pool.Additional recreational amenities include an indoor, championship, glass backed squash court and a mirrored fitness room that includes a universal weight machine and elliptical cycle.Fortlands Point is a wonderful family home and offers guests the use of two complementary port-a-cribs, one high chair and children's games. The DSS TV system includes Disney and other children's programs.Please note that the home has two German Shepherd dogs on the property that love children.Fortlands Point is an exceptional villa in an exceptional setting.

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The Flying Luxury Hotel

Tomorrow's cruise ship will sail through the air, not the water
By Joshua Tompkins Posted 02.05.2006 at 3:00 am 0 Comments
LIFTOFF!: Even though the Aeroscraft dwarfs the largest commercial airliners, it requires less net space on the ground than any plane because it doesn't need a runway. The airship takes off and lands like a helicopter: straight up and down. Photo by John MacNeill
This is not a Blimp. It's a sort of flying Queen Mary 2 that could change the way you think about air travel. It's the Aeroscraft, and when it's completed, it will ferry pampered passengers across continents and oceans as they stroll leisurely about the one-acre cabin or relax in their well-appointed staterooms.

Unlike its dirigible ancestors, the Aeroscraft is not lighter than air. Its 14 million cubic feet of helium hoist only two thirds of the craft's weight. The rigid and surprisingly aerodynamic body-driven by huge rearward propellers-generates enough additional lift to keep the behemoth and its 400-ton payload aloft while cruising. During takeoff and landing, six turbofan jet engines push the ship up or ease its descent.

This two-football-fields-long concept airship is the brainchild of Igor Pasternak, whose privately-funded California firm, Worldwide Aeros Corporation, is in the early stages of developing a prototype and expects to have one completed by 2010. Pasternak says several cruise ship companies have expressed interest in the project, and for good reason: The craft would have a range of
several thousand miles and, with an estimated top speed of 174 mph, could traverse the continental U.S. in about 18 hours. During the flight, passengers would peer at national landmarks just 8,000 feet below or, if they weren't captivated
by the view, the cavernous interior would easily accommodate such amenities as luxury staterooms, restaurants, even a casino.

To minimize noise, the aft-mounted propellers will be electric, powered by a renewable source such as hydrogen fuel cells. A sophisticated buoyancy-management system will serve the same purpose as trim on an airplane, allowing for precise adjustments in flight dynamics to compensate for outside conditions and passenger movement. The automated system will draw
outside air into compartments throughout the ship and compress it to manage onboard weight.

The company envisions a cargo-carrying version that could deliver a store's worth of merchandise from a centralized distribution center straight to a Wal-Mart parking lot or, because the helium-filled craft will float, a year's worth of supplies to an offshore oil rig. "You can land on the snow, you can land on the water," Pasternak says. "It's a new vision of what can be done
in the air."

Aeroscraft
Purpose: Long-range travel for passengers who are more concerned with the journey than the destination
Dimensions (feet): 165 h x 244 w x 647 l
Max Speed: 174 mph
Range: 6,000 miles
Capacity: 250 passengers

Bosnia Hotel Sarajevo

De******ion: Due to its superb location a excellent choice for travellers who want to explore Sarajevo. 10/06 TC The hotel building is located on a busy one way street and the building has been there some time and blends in well with its surroundings. The paintwork is orange in colour, but the hotel does not stand out. Very well located in the city centre, the hotel offers the culture of Sarajevo on the guest's doorstep. The shops, restaurants and main tourist sights are a short walk away, as is the old part of the city.

Location De******ion: Due to its superb location a excellent choice for travellers who want to explore Sarajevo. 10/06 TC The hotel building is located on a busy one way street and the building has been there some time and blends in well with its surroundings. The paintwork is orange in colour, but the hotel does not stand out. Very well located in the city centre, the hotel offers the culture of Sarajevo on the guest's doorstep. The shops, restaurants and main tourist sights are a short walk away, as is the old part of the city.

Rooms: Guest Rooms
Bedrooms are small, especially the single ones. Some have a balcony to the rear of the hotel, but they are in general basic although most amenities expected are provided. The walls are orange in colour with blue bedspreads and dark wooden furniture. The bathrooms are also small and decorated using pale yellow tiles with open style showers.

Dining: The restaurant is small and located at the front of the hotel with a view of the street outside. There are booth style tables with fixed seats and the food is of a good standard. Breakfast is buffet style seved in an adjoining part of the restaurant. There is also another larger restaurant for use if the hotel is busy.

Check-in: 2 PM

Check-out: 11 AM

Facilities: Porters, Elevators, Parking, RV or Truck Parking, 24 Hour Room Service

Sarejevo HoteLs

De******ion: Hotel is situated on the 5000 m2 lot which includes hotel and ample parking space secured by CTV. Cultivated green area which surround hotel and a distance from the big motorways creates in the hotel an appearance of oasis offering a break of the city noise and everyday stress.All rooms have bathrooms, telephones, mini-bar and TV.
Garni Hotel Delminium has the following sport facilities: two tennis courts and football ground. These facilities provide you full rest and recreation.Also, there are a bar and meeting room that is suitable for businessmen which come to Sarajevo.

Proximity of Olimpic centers Igman and Bjelasnica represent attraction for winter sport lovers.

Location De******ion: situated at quietest suburban area

Dining: kitchen works till 10.30 PM

Check-in: 8:00

Check-out: 12:00

Check-in Policy: On the reception you can check in with your document(passport)

Child Policy: Children 0-4 years old gets free accommodation(if they are with parents minimum 2 grown persons)

Cancellation Policy: no charge if you cancel 2 days before your arrival..

Transportation: You can get to the hotel with public transport(bus) or with taxi.
Hotel has his own transport.Hotel is situated near Olimpic mountains Igman and Bjelasnica (45 minutes by car). Airport is 4 km from hotel and Sarajevo center is 7 km away.

Car Parking: free and secured with CTV 0-24

Comments: Hotel Delminium welcomes you!!!!

Facilities: Room Service, High-speed Internet, Restaurant, Parking, Pets Allowed, Concierge

Sarejevo HoteLs

Overview: Located on the foothills of the famous Igman mountain, this new hotel is surrounded by untouched nature and silence.

The Star hotel is the right place for tourists and business people who want to get away from the city crowd and noise. Choose from luxury single and double rooms and spend truly relaxing days and nights amidst this scenic landscape. The fully equipped conference room provides an ideal setting for successful meetings and small conferences. A 24-h guarded parking place is available for free.

Location De******ion: Sarajevo Airport: 10 minutes
National Park (Source of the Bosnia river): 2 minutes
AVAZ Business Center: 8 minutes
Olympic Mountains Igman, Bjelasnica, Jahorina: 30 minutes

Rooms: Single Room -

Double Room -

Double Room + Extra Bed -

Double Room + 2 Extra Beds -

Dining: The stylish restaurant on the ground floor offers savoury dishes.

Check-in: 24/24

Check-out: 15:00

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation Policy: If cancelled up to 18:00 on the date of arrival, no fee will be charged.
If cancelled later or in case of no-show, the first night will be charged.

Children and Extra Bed Policy: All children are welcome.
All children under 10 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.
All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots.
All older children or adults are charged EUR 15.00 per night and person for extra beds.
Maximum capacity of extra beds in a room is 4.
Maximum capacity of babycots in a room is 2.

Deposit Policy: No deposit will be charged.

VAT and city/tourist taxes: VAT is included.
Service charge is included.
City/tourist tax is included.

Internet: Wireless internet is available in the hotel rooms and costs EUR 1.00 per hour.

Meal Plan: Buffet breakfast is included in the room rate.
Breakfast is not included and costs EUR 1.00 per person.

Parking: Free Private parking is possible on site.

Pets: Pets are allowed. No extra charges.

The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.

Facilities: Parking (fee required), Restaurant, Pets Allowed, 24-Hour Front Desk, Non-Smoking Rooms, Free Parking, Safety Deposit Box, Soundproofed Rooms, Heating

Services: Room Service, Airport Shuttle, Breakfast in the Room, Internet Services, Shoe Shine, Fax/Photocopying, Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN



Sarajevo is good city. :)

Bosnia,Ottoman,Turkey

Santorini - a “window” for volcanology

The Santorini group of islands is unique as it is probably the only volcano in the world with its caldera in the sea. All of Santorini’s islands were formed largely due to the volcanic activity and constitute a compound volcano.


Twelve huge explosions occurred, one every 20.000 years approximately, during the last period of volcanism. Each violent explosion caused the collapse of the volcano’s central part and the creation of a large crater (caldera). The volcano however managed to recreate itself over and over again.


The last large explosion occurred 3.600 years ago (during the Minoan Age) when the igneous material (mainly ash, pumice and lava stones) covered the three islands (Thera, Thirasia and Aspronisi) together with a thriving prehistoric civilization, evidence of which was found during the excavations of Akrotiri in Thera. The huge amount of new matter did not only create stretches of flat fertile land, but it is also responsible for the formation of the well-known external beaches. The solid material and gases emerging from the volcano’s interior created a big “vacuum” underneath. This caused the collapse of the central part and the creation of an enormous “pot” - the today’s Caldera - with a size of 8x4 km and a depth of up to 400 m below the sea level.


Following this explosion, the volcanic activity continued through time with slower pace, building two islets inside the Caldera – the Palea (Old) and Nea (New) Kameni. The latter is the newest land in the Mediterranean as it was formed by lava between 434 and 57 years ago. The round craters, hot fumaroles, new minerals, and gushing warm multi-coloured water, impress visitors. The collapse of the central part of the volcano created the Caldera’s slopes and cliffs, “gremna” as local called them, and it is possible for visitors to take a tour by sea within the “internal” part – the offspring of the active volcano. In this way one may come close to the volcano and get a very realistic picture of its slopes, which stretch in a total length of 25 km and reach a height of 100-300 m above the sea level, acquiring a better understanding of its development and the way in which the volcano acted. The variety of rocks, the alternation of their colours, the way in which they relate to each other and the details of the volcanic shaping are all extremely impressive. The natural light that falls on the slopes is different each moment of the day and offers unique views throughout the year.


The view from the sea is made complete thanks to various routes in land, close to the caldera rim. In addition, some of the natural cross-sections and the old quarries on the two larger islands (Thera and Thirasia) offer the opportunity for observation, consolidation and finally the delight of experiencing a wide range of geological structures and forms. Finally, the panoramic view from various points at the top of the caldera helps the imagination to comprehend the phenomena and simplify the historic evolution of the volcanic events on the two Kameni islands.


It is clear that a huge natural geological-volcanological museum has been created in Santorini, ideal for observing the structural formation and development of a classic volcano, easy to explore and providing an alluring invitation into the world of volcanology. It offers for free a colored, three-dimensional open “window” which is accessible not only to specialists but to all visitors of the island.

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GRAND HOTEL PLAZA

Location. The Grand Hotel Plaza in Rome, Italy is 500 meters from the Spanish Steps and the Via Condotti. Trevi Fountain, the Galleria Borghese and the Vatican are less than two kilometers away. Rome Fiumicino Airport is 26 kilometers from the hotel. Hotel Features. Formerly a convent, the Grand Hotel Plaza opened as a hotel in 1860. A mahogany door opens into lobby's high, painted ceilings and marble floors. The hotel provides safe deposit boxes and complimentary newspapers. Complimentary Continental breakfasts are served in the Mascagni Room. The Bar Bistro Mascagni serves the hotel's trademark cocktail, La Dolce Vita, drinks and snacks from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Open in the summer months, The Lemon Terrace offers panoramic views over the Via Condotti and Rome's rooftops. The Salone delle Feste ballroom can be used for banquets or conferences. The business center has a computer terminal that offers Internet access. Guestrooms. Each of the 200 rooms in the Grand Hotel Plaza offers a unique ambience. More than 25% have a private balcony complete with chairs and plants. All rooms feature complimentary bottled water, windows that open and minibars. The rooms are decorated with period furniture, historic lithographs and oriental rugs. The beds are dressed with Italian linen. The ensuite marble bathrooms have black, white and gray floors and walls. All of the bathrooms feature Sorelle Fontana toiletries and two-person tubs or power shower stalls. The rooms overlook San Carlo church, the hotel's courtyard or the Via Condotti. Internet access is available for a fee. Expert Tip. Considered the Rodeo Drive of Rome, Via Condotti is the place to find authentic 'Made in Italy' designer clothing such as Gucci, Ferragamo, Versace, Prada, Valentino and Armani.
Location. The Grand Hotel Plaza in Rome, Italy is 500 meters from the Spanish Steps and the Via Condotti. Trevi Fountain, the Galleria Borghese and the Vatican are less than two kilometers away. Rome Fiumicino Airport is 26 kilometers from the hotel. Hotel Features. Formerly a convent, the Grand Hotel Plaza opened as a hotel in 1860. A mahogany door opens into lobby's high, painted ceilings and marble floors. The hotel provides safe deposit boxes and complimentary newspapers. Complimentary Continental breakfasts are served in the Mascagni Room. The Bar Bistro Mascagni serves the hotel's trademark cocktail, La Dolce Vita, drinks and snacks from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Open in the summer months, The Lemon Terrace offers panoramic views over the Via Condotti and Rome's rooftops. The Salone delle Feste ballroom can be used for banquets or conferences. The business center has a computer terminal that offers Internet access. Guestrooms. Each of the 200 rooms in the Grand Hotel Plaza offers a unique ambience. More than 25% have a private balcony complete with chairs and plants. All rooms feature complimentary bottled water, windows that open and minibars. The rooms are decorated with period furniture, historic lithographs and oriental rugs. The beds are dressed with Italian linen. The ensuite marble bathrooms have black, white and gray floors and walls. All of the bathrooms feature Sorelle Fontana toiletries and two-person tubs or power shower stalls. The rooms overlook San Carlo church, the hotel's courtyard or the Via Condotti. Internet access is available for a fee. Expert Tip. Considered the Rodeo Drive of Rome, Via Condotti is the place to find authentic 'Made in Italy' designer clothing such as Gucci, Ferragamo, Versace, Prada, Valentino and Armani. Location. The Grand Hotel Plaza in Rome, Italy is 500 meters from the Spanish Steps and the Via Condotti. Trevi Fountain, the Galleria Borghese and the Vatican are less than two kilometers away. Rome Fiumicino Airport is 26 kilometers from the hotel. Hotel Features. Formerly a convent, the Grand Hotel Plaza opened as a hotel in 1860. A mahogany door opens into lobby's high, painted ceilings and marble floors. The hotel provides safe deposit boxes and complimentary newspapers. Complimentary Continental breakfasts are served in the Mascagni Room. The Bar Bistro Mascagni serves the hotel's trademark cocktail, La Dolce Vita, drinks and snacks from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Open in the summer months, The Lemon Terrace offers panoramic views over the Via Condotti and Rome's rooftops. The Salone delle Feste ballroom can be used for banquets or conferences. The business center has a computer terminal that offers Internet access. Guestrooms. Each of the 200 rooms in the Grand Hotel Plaza offers a unique ambience. More than 25% have a private balcony complete with chairs and plants. All rooms feature complimentary bottled water, windows that open and minibars. The rooms are decorated with period furniture, historic lithographs and oriental rugs. The beds are dressed with Italian linen. The ensuite marble bathrooms have black, white and gray floors and walls. All of the bathrooms feature Sorelle Fontana toiletries and two-person tubs or power shower stalls. The rooms overlook San Carlo church, the hotel's courtyard or the Via Condotti. Internet access is available for a fee. Expert Tip. Considered the Rodeo Drive of Rome, Via Condotti is the place to find authentic 'Made in Italy' designer clothing such as Gucci, Ferragamo, Versace, Prada, Valentino and Armani.

St.Lucia Villas

St. Lucia Villas - Villa Rentals & Sales
Tropical Villas are exclusive, luxury St Lucia properties catering to the discerning visitor who prefers personalised service and values privacy. We manage numerous villa properties and feature a regular roster of luxury Caribbean villas for sale through our real estate offices. Our luxury Caribbean villas range from one to six bedrooms and boast spectacular views and either private or shared swimming pools. Tropical Villa rental properties are self-contained and come with service staff.Â

We can organise airport transfers, self-drive car hire, sightseeing tours, starter food packs and can help coordinate picture-perfect St Lucia honeymoons and weddings. Whether you are looking for an exclusive romantic getaway, a fun-filled family vacation, or are a professional interested in long-term rental, with over thirty years experience Tropical Villas is best poised to meet your St Lucia vacation rental needs.

Roman Villas in England

When the Romans invaded Britain in the first century AD they made little attempt to adapt their architecture to the traditions of their new Roman province of Britannia. Rather, they imposed their own Mediterranean style of architecture and town planning. One of the most visible remnants of that style in England is the Roman villa.

In Latin the word villa means simply, "farm", so technically villas were any form of rural agricultural dwelling built in a Roman style. In practice, though, when we speak of villas we mean the country estates of the Romanised British elite. Although at first the conquered tribal aristocracy may have been drawn into towns, it wasn't long before they began a "back to the land" movement. Most large villas are built quite close to major urban centres, generally within ten miles, so the owners were never very far from the centre of affairs. Villas were more than fancy houses, though; they were centres of rural industry and agriculture. In one complex they could hold the landowner and his family, overseers, labourers, storehouses, and industrial buildings. Although some may have been strictly the centre of large farms, others included industry in the form of pottery and metalworking.

Although villas are not unknown in the north of England, by far the largest number were constructed in the fertile lowlands of the south east, particularly in Kent and Sussex.
Roman building falls into two major eras; immediately post-conquest most houses and public buildings were built in timber on stone or wooden foundations, and in the 2nd century were rebuilt in stone.Individual houses were as different then as they are now, but the villas followed some general patterns. Most were one story in height, based on a stone foundation, and capped with slate or clay tiled roofs. These villas also boasted some creature comforts which would not be common to England again for over a thousand years after the end of the Roman era. Mosaic or marbled floors, painted plaster walls, and central heating were not unknown, especially in those villas owned by government officials.

Underfloor heating systems were universal, fed by a separate fire chamber which funneled hot air through stone channels under the building. One wonders how much some of the British aristocrats understood the new Roman styles they were adopting, for in one intriguing case the heating system was never fired up.

Tile floors were common, and most larger villas contained at least one room with a mosaic floor. Walls may have been decorated with mosaics or painted scenes. Roman furniture was made of wood, in patterns similar to Roman style throughout the Empire. Many villas also had separate bath houses.

Floor plans fell into three main categories, the corridor, courtyard, and basilica styles. These styles were occasionally mixed together in the same building. The corridor style is pretty basic architecture; just a long passage with rooms opening off it. [Note: this floor plan drawing and the two that follow are grossly simplified].

By the fourth century the corridor sprouted wings and finally enclosed a central space to become a courtyard house. Although reminiscent of Mediterranean houses arranged around a central atrium, these courtyard villas were actually little more than a three or four sided group of corridors with adjoining rooms.

The basilica, or aisled hall, (also called "barn style") is similar to both earlier Iron Age and later Saxon halls. The hall is a rectangular building, with two rows of interior posts along the length, creating a central nave while leaving space along each long wall.

The golden age of the villa in England was in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. After that they fell into disuse or were taken over for other purposes.

Roman Villas in England

When the Romans invaded Britain in the first century AD they made little attempt to adapt their architecture to the traditions of their new Roman province of Britannia. Rather, they imposed their own Mediterranean style of architecture and town planning. One of the most visible remnants of that style in England is the Roman villa.

In Latin the word villa means simply, "farm", so technically villas were any form of rural agricultural dwelling built in a Roman style. In practice, though, when we speak of villas we mean the country estates of the Romanised British elite. Although at first the conquered tribal aristocracy may have been drawn into towns, it wasn't long before they began a "back to the land" movement. Most large villas are built quite close to major urban centres, generally within ten miles, so the owners were never very far from the centre of affairs. Villas were more than fancy houses, though; they were centres of rural industry and agriculture. In one complex they could hold the landowner and his family, overseers, labourers, storehouses, and industrial buildings. Although some may have been strictly the centre of large farms, others included industry in the form of pottery and metalworking.

Although villas are not unknown in the north of England, by far the largest number were constructed in the fertile lowlands of the south east, particularly in Kent and Sussex.
Roman building falls into two major eras; immediately post-conquest most houses and public buildings were built in timber on stone or wooden foundations, and in the 2nd century were rebuilt in stone.Individual houses were as different then as they are now, but the villas followed some general patterns. Most were one story in height, based on a stone foundation, and capped with slate or clay tiled roofs. These villas also boasted some creature comforts which would not be common to England again for over a thousand years after the end of the Roman era. Mosaic or marbled floors, painted plaster walls, and central heating were not unknown, especially in those villas owned by government officials.

Underfloor heating systems were universal, fed by a separate fire chamber which funneled hot air through stone channels under the building. One wonders how much some of the British aristocrats understood the new Roman styles they were adopting, for in one intriguing case the heating system was never fired up.

Tile floors were common, and most larger villas contained at least one room with a mosaic floor. Walls may have been decorated with mosaics or painted scenes. Roman furniture was made of wood, in patterns similar to Roman style throughout the Empire. Many villas also had separate bath houses.

Floor plans fell into three main categories, the corridor, courtyard, and basilica styles. These styles were occasionally mixed together in the same building. The corridor style is pretty basic architecture; just a long passage with rooms opening off it. [Note: this floor plan drawing and the two that follow are grossly simplified].

By the fourth century the corridor sprouted wings and finally enclosed a central space to become a courtyard house. Although reminiscent of Mediterranean houses arranged around a central atrium, these courtyard villas were actually little more than a three or four sided group of corridors with adjoining rooms.

The basilica, or aisled hall, (also called "barn style") is similar to both earlier Iron Age and later Saxon halls. The hall is a rectangular building, with two rows of interior posts along the length, creating a central nave while leaving space along each long wall.

The golden age of the villa in England was in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. After that they fell into disuse or were taken over for other purposes.

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The Albert I Garden and an Italian style theater, (home to the Opera de Nice) is near the promenade. Plenty of species flowers and palm trees grow at this garden. Des Anglais walkway from the parellels of the promenade get a good oppurtunity at the walkway along the sunny waterfront where joggers, walkers, and inline skaters traverse palm trees.