An inside-outside view of the side of an angular modern house

Villa, Munich, €13.2mn

Where A five-minute walk from Herzogpark, the green space that gives its name to the surrounding residential area, located north-east of Munich city centre.

What A light, six-bedroom villa built in 2001 to a design inspired by the Bauhaus style of architecture. A lift serves the home’s four floors.

Why Two of the bedrooms are located in the basement, which has a separate entrance from the garden, providing options for multigenerational living, or staff or guest accommodation. One of these bedrooms is within a small apartment that also has a kitchen and a bathroom.

Who Riedel, an affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate


An elegant living room with full length windows along one side, artwork on the other, modernist furniture and parquet wooden floors

Villa, Düsseldorf, €6.8mn

Where Within a five-minute stroll of the river Rhine in the southern Düsseldorf area of Benrath. A subway stop is also nearby, and the city centre is a 20-minute drive.

What A two-bedroom property that was renovated about 10 years ago. Doors from the split-level living space open on to a terrace.

Why The top-floor study faces a pond in Schlosspark Benrath, the public gardens of the 18th-century Benrath Palace, which is home to three museums.

Who NRW Sotheby’s International Realty


The imposing exterior of a white villa with formal gardens and a fountain

Villa, Berlin, €29.5mn

Where Dahlem, a residential area south-west of the city centre. Freie Universität (Thielplatz) U-Bahn rapid transit stop is a five-minute walk away; Olympiastadion, a venue for the Uefa Euro 2024 football tournament, is about a 20-minute drive to the north.

What An eight-bedroom property with nearly 2,000 sq m of living space including an imposing reception lounge that has a glass skylight set into the ceiling 7 metres above the floor. The indoor swimming pool is housed beneath an outdoor terrace.

Why The green surroundings: the 0.74-acre landscaped garden, which features an ornamental fountain, backs on to the public Thielpark.

Who Knight Frank


The view from an outdoor covered kitchen towards a swimming pool

Villa, Frankfurt, €9.95mn

Where North-west of the city centre in the Bockenheim neighbourhood, near Frankfurt’s Palmengarten botanical garden and Grüneburgpark. The central station is a 10-minute drive away; the international airport 15 minutes.

What A 1950s villa with five bedrooms, four bathrooms and views from the living rooms on to the property’s garden.

Why The outdoor entertaining space includes a covered kitchen with dining area and a poolside terrace with a shower.

Who Peters & Peters Sotheby’s International Realty


A four-storey town house with a paved driveway leading to a garage and steps leading up to the front door

Town house, Hamburg, €5.95mn

Where A 15-minute drive from Hamburg’s international airport and about 10 minutes from the city centre. It is a five-minute walk to the shore of Outer Alster Lake.

What A four-storey, fully renovated town house dating from 1903. There are three bedrooms on the first floor including a principal suite with dressing room, and a fitness area in the basement.

Why Two suites on the second floor each contain two rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.

Who Engel & Völkers Hamburg-Alster

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