Cover Home Exclusive | Built in 1929 by prominent Marylander Robert Garrett, this exquisite three-acre waterfront Mediterranean property is safely ensconced within unique, private, and secure Gibson Island.

Villa dei Fiori was extensively renovated while preserving the soul of the original house. Precious natural travertines and marbles, sustainable woods, salvaged terracotta, vintage chandeliers, and exquisite Venetian plastering complement the rooms for comfortable day to day living and hosting large gatherings.

Five en suite bedrooms, a sixth full bath, three powder-rooms, a glass conservatory, a magnificent great room opening onto a large porticoed terrace overlooking the water, stunning library, relaxing family room, gourmet kitchen, breakfast room, sauna, wine cellar, multiple fireplaces, and elevator grace the main house. An old-world Coach House features a movie theater and half bath on the main level, and studio apartment upstairs. Landscaping includes a vineyard, berry rows, hundreds of shrubs and trees, and 25,000 perennial flowers.

Gibson Island is a private island within one hour of Washington D.C., Baltimore and Annapolis. Offering an absolutely extraordinary setting—1000 acres with seven miles of shoreline—two thirds of the land is undeveloped and owned by the Gibson Island Corporation (the homeowner’s association) and one third is residential homesites. Located on the western shore of Maryland, there is no Bay Bridge crossing. The Island has a 43-acre spring fed fresh water lake and tremendous privacy and security—there is an entry gatehouse staffed around the clock, and the Island has its own Gibson Island Police Department (GIPD). The Gibson Island Corporation Service Department offers yard maintenance, landscaping and other services. There is also a full service yacht yard. Only 20 minutes from BWI Airport and the Amtrak train station, the Island offers a private country club (membership by invitation), yachting, fine dining year-round, tennis, pickleball, paddle tennis, along with an award-winning Charles Blair Macdonald designed 9-hole golf course, swimming, croquet, skeet shooting, and more.

Private tours by appointment with Sarah Kanne are available.