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Luxury Real Estate

The leading agencies for villas, penthouses and estates, from the Sotheby's and Christie's affiliates to the best local specialists, country by country.

Last checked October 2026.

A villa on its wooded headland at PortofinoPhotograph: Pexels

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International agencies

  • Knight FrankLondon

    Global property consultancy with a long-established prime residential division and its own research on the world's most expensive markets, including Monaco and the Riviera; it works in the Principality through an exclusive local partner (see Monaco). Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • SavillsLondon

    International real estate adviser whose prime residential team publishes regular market research on Monaco and other top Mediterranean locations. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Sotheby's International Realty

    The luxury brokerage network linked to the auction house, operating through independently owned affiliates in most Mediterranean countries, several of which are listed below. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Christie's International Real Estate

    Luxury brokerage network linked to the auction house, represented by a single selected affiliate per region; its affiliates in Portugal, Mallorca, on the Côte d'Azur, in Tuscany and in Greece are listed below. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • BARNES International RealtyParis

    A prestige property group present in more than 20 countries, with Mediterranean offices including Mallorca and the Côte d'Azur, and an office in Marrakech (see Morocco). Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Portugal

  • Portugal Sotheby's International RealtyLisbon and Cascais

    The Sotheby's affiliate for Portugal, with offices in Lisbon and on the Cascais coast, in Porto, in the Algarve and in Madeira.

  • Porta da Frente Christie'sLisbon

    Lisbon agency with more than two decades in the market and a team of more than 100, chosen by Christie's International Real Estate to represent it in Lisbon, Cascais, Oeiras and the Alentejo, with offices in Lisbon, Cascais, Oeiras and Comporta. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Spain

  • Lucas FoxBarcelona

    Prime residential specialist founded in 2005, with more than 30 offices in Spain, including Barcelona, the Costa Brava, Mallorca, Sitges, Valencia and the Costa del Sol; majority-owned since 2025 by Dils, the Italian real estate group. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Spain Sotheby's International RealtyBarcelona and Madrid

    The Sotheby's affiliate for Spain, brought together under the Vivium group in 2025, with offices in Barcelona, the Costa Brava, Madrid and La Moraleja, Palma, Port d'Andratx, Ibiza, Formentera, Menorca, Marbella, Alicante and Seville. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Drumelia Real EstateMarbella

    Luxury agency based near Puerto Banús with about 20 years in the Marbella market, known for exclusive listings in the area's top neighbourhoods. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Luxury Estates MallorcaPort d'Andratx

    The Christie's International Real Estate affiliate on Mallorca, based on the harbour road of Port d'Andratx, handling villas and estates in the island's southwest. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

France

  • Michaël Zingraf Real EstateCannes

    Founded in Cannes in 1977 and the exclusive Christie's International Real Estate affiliate for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur since 2012, with agencies in Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Cap d'Antibes, Mougins and Nice. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Côte d'Azur Sotheby's International RealtyCannes

    The Sotheby's affiliate for the Riviera from Saint-Tropez to the Italian border, with six offices including Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • John TaylorCôte d'Azur

    Luxury real estate firm with a history of more than 160 years and Riviera offices in Cannes, Cap d'Antibes, Saint-Tropez and Mougins, plus offices in Spain, Italy and Cyprus. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Emile GarcinProvence

    Emile Garcin began dealing in houses in the Alpilles and the Luberon in the early 1960s; the firm that bears his name now has offices across Provence, the French Riviera and Corsica, as well as in Paris and Marrakech, and says it takes on only about one property in seven. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Monaco

Italy

  • Lionard Luxury Real EstateFlorence

    Italian luxury specialist with offices in Florence, Milan, Rome, Naples, Venice, Porto Cervo and Forte dei Marmi, handling villas, castles and estates in Tuscany, Liguria, Sardinia and Capri. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Romolini ImmobiliareTuscany

    Exclusive Christie's International Real Estate affiliate since 2008, specialising in historic properties, wine estates and villas in Tuscany, Umbria, the Amalfi Coast, Monte Argentario and Sardinia. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Italy Sotheby's International RealtyMilan

    The Sotheby's affiliate for Italy, with 15 offices including Porto Cervo, Genoa, Palermo and Noto, covering Portofino, the Amalfi Coast and Sardinia. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Malta

  • Malta Sotheby's International RealtySt. Julian's

    Sotheby's affiliate for Malta and Gozo with offices at Portomaso Marina and Tigné Point, handling villas, palazzos and penthouses. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Slovenia

None that meets our standard yet.

Croatia

  • Croatia Sotheby's International RealtySplit

    The Sotheby's affiliate for Croatia since 2017, covering luxury coastal property in Split, Dubrovnik, Trogir, Hvar, Brač and Primošten. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Bosnia and Herzegovina

None that meets our standard yet.

Montenegro

  • Montenegro Sotheby's International RealtyTivat

    The Sotheby's affiliate for Montenegro, with its office in Porto Montenegro, covering the Bay of Kotor and the Budva Riviera.

  • Dream Estates MontenegroKotor

    Savills' partner agency in Montenegro, based in Kotor Old Town for about twenty years and specialising in waterfront and historic stone houses around the Bay of Kotor. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Albania

None that meets our standard yet.

Greece

  • Greece Sotheby's International RealtyAthens

    The Sotheby's affiliate for Greece, with a head office in Athens and a branch in Corfu, covering the Athens Riviera, Mykonos, Paros, Santorini, Crete and the Ionian islands. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Ploumis SotiropoulosAthens

    Long-established Greek agency with property records going back to 1930 and the exclusive Christie's International Real Estate affiliate in Greece, covering the Athens Riviera, the Cyclades and the Ionian and Dodecanese islands. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Türkiye

  • Türkiye Sotheby's International RealtyIstanbul

    The Sotheby's affiliate for Türkiye, opened in 2023 and owned by the Alfardan Group, with its headquarters at the Six Senses Kocataş Mansions on the Bosphorus and a sales lounge at İstinyePark, serving Istanbul, Bodrum and Antalya.

Cyprus

  • John Taylor Cyprus

    The John Taylor luxury network operates several offices in Cyprus, bringing its Riviera and Monaco clientele to the island's prime coastal market. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Cyprus Sotheby's International RealtyLimassol and Paphos

    The Sotheby's affiliate for Cyprus, opened in 2019, with offices in Limassol and Paphos handling prime coastal homes.

Israel

  • Israel Sotheby's International RealtyTel Aviv

    The Sotheby's affiliate for Israel since 2012, based on Rothschild Boulevard, handling prime homes in Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Caesarea.

Egypt

None that meets our standard yet.

Tunisia

None that meets our standard yet.

Algeria

None that meets our standard yet.

Morocco

  • Kensington Luxury PropertiesMarrakech

    Luxury agency founded in 2009, based in Marrakech and active in Casablanca, Rabat, Tangier, Fès and Essaouira, with an international clientele of more than 80 nationalities. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • BARNES Marrakech

    The BARNES office in Guéliz, covering prestige property in the medina, the Palmeraie, Hivernage and the Atlas foothills. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

That makes 33 entries in all.

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