Picture this. A plot of land sloping gently down to the lake, complete with its own private jetty and boathouse. Before you, Lake Geneva, and on clear days, the Alps drawing their silhouette on the horizon. It is quiet — the kind of quiet that makes you set down your coffee cup and simply take in the view.
The property is, in fact, two houses. The first is a traditional five-room villa with flat-tiled
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