Castles and Palaces Life

CASTLES AND PALACES LISTINGS

They began as practical buildings meant to defend the property of landed families from invasions, and later entered the popular imagination as the sites of romantic tales of chivalric knights and courtly love.

But castles aren’t just the atmospheric backdrops for fairytales or historically accurate Hollywood films: some of them are fully modernized luxury estates on the inside, and awe-inspiring edifices on the outside.

State-of-the-art amenities like swimming pools, spas, and chef’s kitchens are designed to please, especially when they’re set among the medieval grandeur of a historic castle, where they coexist with centuries-old mosaic floors, stone fireplaces, and stained glass windows.