There are places in the world that are like time portals. Definitively, they’re sometimes called “transportive,” which by definition conveys an ability “to carry away with strong and often intensely pleasant emotion.” Domaine la Sylviane, located outside the quaint medieval village of Valbonne in France, is just such a place.

Located just outside the medieval village of Valbonne, Domaine la Sylviane is a working estate that produces 1,000 liters of olive oil and other agricultural products that make the property virtually self-sustaining. The villa owners/Carlton International