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L’Isola delle Femmine, a rocky islet off the Italian island of Sicily owned by Countess Paola Pilo Bacci, where she finds solitude and artistic inspiration.
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Silence, seclusion and surroundings that consist of nothing but water and pristine nature – have you ever dreamed of owning a private island, or wondered what the people who do rule over their own little universe get up to while they’re there? Here, five island owners provide us a glimpse of their exclusive paradises.
IT businessman Grammy Leung, 41, is a Taoist who has picked a 1.6-hectare (4-acre), water-drop-shaped island in a lake amid the wilderness of Nova Scotia, Canada, on which to further his religious practice.
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Many Canadians realized a year ago that they would be spending at least the next few months at home due to the fallout from COVID-19, so they started making improvements. Some renovated their home offices or kitchens. Others bought new homes with larger floor plans and more outdoor space. But a select deep-pocketed few decided to go a little further in their quest for pandemic comfort: they bought entire landmasses.
Brokers who specialize in private island real estate say 2020 was a banner year for sales, as moneyed buyers began considering the advantages of owning property that doesn’t have any land borders with the rest of the world.
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