Exclusive: Explore Aimelie de Belder's beautiful Belgian estate, with gardens by Jacques Wirtz and design by Raymond Rombouts - a luminary of Belgian modernism whose meticulous approach to raw materials shaped a generation of architects, including Axel Vervoordt.

Cusco has a way of capturing time. It also captures hearts and souls, discovers Rebeca Vaisman as she explores Peruvian collector Armando Andrade's beautiful home in the Andean city. The elegant-yet-rustic space is full of art, antiques and fine examples of South American craftsmanship - and its rooms are an homage to his love affair with Cusco.

It’s funny how time and space can affect the way we see the magical mirage that is Venice, or how we may see ourselves in in, writes Chris Wallace. After many trips, the New York-based photographer and travel writer shares an ode to Venice - a city which, even up close, appears to dance and recede behind a series of veils.

In an exclusive extract from Rizzoli’s The Irish Country House: A New Vision, step inside an historic, color-drenched mansion in County Sligo, Ireland - a full expression of high-Victorian taste with a high-drama story too. Robert O’Byrne reveals its intriguing history, with photographs by Luke White.