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Sotheby’s International Realty serve up two incredible properties in Ibiza and South Africa with the option to buy or simply admire. The decor might not be to your taste, but there is no denying the quality that lies beneath.

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Contact Ibiza Sotheby’s International Realty on (+34) 971 31 07 99 | ibiza@ibizasir.com | www.ibiza-sothebysrealty.com

Priced at 25 million euros, it’s said that Enigma Mansion is

the most expensive property to be put on the market in South

Africa. Completed in 2011, the ostentatious trophy home has

hosted royalty, celebrities, and commercial, film and TV shoots,

including American apocalyptic supernatural action series

‘Dominion’, and is now ready for a new owner.

Glynn Evans, Managing Director of selling agent Ibiza

Sotheby’s International Realty, comments, “We’re already

marketing a six-bedroom six-million-euro country hideaway

in Ibiza on behalf of this German billionaire owner, and he’s

recently added Enigma Mansion to our sales portfolio. While

the two homes share superlative qualities and styling, and

target a similar would-be buyer, it’s the South African home

that is notorious for its unapologetic opulent exhibitionist styling

and the roll call of VIPs its hosted. Given the prime coastal

location and the money that’s been spent on technology,

interior décor and landscaping, the 25-million-euro valuation

could almost be higher.”

With an address in wind-free The Glen, a sheltered wealthy

enclave on Cape Town’s sought-after Atlantic seaboard

popular with European homeowners, Enigma Mansion actually

refers to the main three-storey 1,586m² residence while a

separate 264m² two-bedroom guest house and one-bedroom-

suite cottage nestle into the grounds. Built in the style of a

grand residence from a bygone era, offering nostalgia and

elegance, it is only comparable to a handful of properties

found in perhaps the South of France or on Long Island’s Gold

Coast.

High ceilings dominate while Enigma Mansion’s fixtures and

fittings are well-travelled with handmade Louis XIV-replica door

handles from Argentina, Persian silk carpets from London, light

fittings from California, hand-printed wall coverings from Paris,

and Versace tableware from Italy.

The west-facing master suite deserves special mention, a

dreamlike space with living room, walk-in wardrobes, two en-

suite bathrooms (actor Michael Caine famously said, the secret

to a happy marriage is to “never share a bathroom”) and a

trio of double doors leading to roomy terraces overlooking

the landscaped grounds. This romantic suite also doubles as a

‘panic room’ and can be sealed off in 30 seconds. Meanwhile

the 627m² basement has been dedicated to pure pleasure –

a 100m² Parisian-style 3D cinema pre-loaded with thousands

of blockbusters, a fitness room with Technogym equipment, a

dance studio, sauna, and relaxation and massage rooms.

The estate’s one-million-euro-plus IT system took two years

of planning, testing and programming and is in evidence in

each room of the three houses. iPads give complete control of

pre-loaded music, heating, air-conditioning, lighting, curtains,

Enigma Mansion: Eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms. Built area 2,077m². Plot size 7,000m². Price 25 million euros (approx 19.9 million GBP).

Enigma Mansion South Africa’s Most Expensive Trophy Home

blinds, the alarm system, CCTV, and 3D televisions which are

either recessed into the wall or released electronically from the

ceiling. Superfast Cisco wi-fi is available throughout.

Outside, the 7,500m² (almost two-acre) plot offers a mixture

of understated rambling meadow, waterways and ponds

alongside showy accoutrements such as an Indonesian

massage temple, an afternoon tea temple and a palatial

Olympic-size Versace swimming pool billed as “the most

glamorous and sexy pool in the western hemisphere”.

Unobstructed views of the Atlantic, Table Mountain, Lion’s

Head, and Twelve Apostles mountain range add further to

Enigma Mansion’s appeal, while Table Mountain Natural

Park is right on the doorstep at just 50 metres. The cafes and

restaurants of Camps Bay and Clifton Beaches are within

three minutes. Professional private security are stationed in

guardhouses just 50 and 150 metres from the property.

Contact Ibiza Sotheby’s International Realty on (+34) 971 31 07 99 | ibiza@ibizasir.com | www.ibiza-sothebysrealty.com

A luxury finca offering elegance and beauty in a private 17,000m²

park setting at the top of Atzaro mountain with unobstructed countryside

and sea views. Comprising a main home with master suite alongside

three independent one-suite villas, a guest cottage and a separate staff

house, the grounds are impeccably manicured with palms, fruit trees, a

donkey forest, natural ponds and an outdoor Jacuzzi, barbecue, Balinese

meditation temple and spectacular swimming pool. Additional features

include an iPad-controlled music system, Cisco wi-fi, a four-car garage

and sauna. Art, floor coverings and stunning furnishings are included in

the price.

Ibiza Country Hideaway: Six bedrooms, seven bathrooms. Built area 547m². Plot size 17,000m². Price 6 million euros (approx 4.7 million GBP).

Contact Ibiza Sotheby’s International Realty on (+34) 971 31 07 99 | ibiza@ibizasir.com | www.ibiza-sothebysrealty.com

Ibiza Country Hideaway

Immaculately presented two bedroom mid terrace home located

in a sought after cul de sac crescent. The property is situated close to

Bromley/Beckenham and Grove Park making this property a fantastic

location for commuters.

The property has been decorated beautifully throughout offering a

lounge with door leading to a simply stunning, modern kitchen/diner with

integral appliances, from the kitchen is a door leading to a private rear

garden. Upstairs offers a master bedroom, second bedroom and a family

bathroom. Additional benefits to the property also benefits from being

within the catchment for the outstanding Rangefield primary school.

Sissinghurst Close is close to local shops with excellent transport links

to central London (15 minutes to London Bridge*). Bromley is one of the

best places in London to live according to a report published by Experian

Property Check.

Sissinghurst Close, BR1

For further enquiries contact Alan De MaidBromley Branch, The Old Municipal Buildings, 19 East St, Bromley | 020 8261 7071

Guide price £280,000 Freehold

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