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Italy

Italy boasts one of the finest examples of both medieval and Renaissance castles. Once fortified citadels for their lords, they changed their looks to become imposing residential palaces. Iconic dove tails and red-brick walls - this is what comes to your mind when you try to visualise them.
Friday, January 31
Castello delle Serre
It took Salvatore Gangale and his family 21 years, from 1995 to 2016, to completely restore their 9th century castle near Siena in Tuscany, Italy.
Tuesday, February 8
Castello di Paderna
The Pettorelli family have transformed their 9th century castle into an organic farm
Tuesday, August 24
Castello Mina della Scala
Run by the Counts Angelo and Ottone Persico Licer the castle is the only one in Cremona and its surroundings which is fully and authentically furnished.
Saturday, July 10
Castello di Ferrano
The Bocci Benucci family who run their 19th century castle near Florence offer unique experience to their guests - if you book a room you'll get the whole castle at your disposal.
Friday, June 25
Castello del Catajo
Sergio Cervellin visited the castle in 2015 and simply fell in love with it. He later learned, accidentally, that it was for sale. One of the largest private houses in Europe was in a dire state and required urgent restoration.
Wednesday, February 24
Castello di Tabiano
The medieval castle with the adjacent fortified village are now both an exclusive hotel and the seat of the Corazza family who has owned it for some 200 years.
Monday, January 11
Castello di Gargonza
Neri Guicciardini who runs Castello di Gargonza in Tuscany continues his father's lifework. The man - a true trendsetter - remodelled the former depressive farm into one of the first castle hotels in Tuscany in the 1970s giving a kiss of life to the whole town.
Sunday, November 22
Castello di Tornano
Four sisters inherited the castle from their parents Manfredo and Silvana Selvolini who bought it in the 1970. It is now a luxurious hotel which offers its guests what they say is "the best Chianti Classico wine".
Thursday, December 10
Castello di Vicarello
The Baccheschi-Berti family saw the castle while traveling in the area. It was a complete ruin, restoration took 12 years!
Monday, September 28
Castello di Gropparello
The Gibelli Family were lucky to buy a castle with at least four ghosts, a Roman column and a true Celtic sacrificial altar