{"id":35807,"date":"2026-11-02T08:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/?p=35807"},"modified":"2026-11-02T09:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T09:00:56","slug":"castles-for-sale-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/castles-for-sale-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Castles for sale in Italy: an architect&#8217;s guide to prices and protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35807\" class=\"elementor elementor-35807 elementor-35729\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ef789 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2ef789\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926e112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"926e112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELRE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d071712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d071712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Castles for sale in Italy: an architect's guide to prices and protection<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b904832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b904832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Castles for sale in Italy: what you really buy, protection and pre-emption explained simply, the real numbers and nine checks before an offer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080e6c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"080e6c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the guide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e44cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1e44cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2074f9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2074f9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d32be elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0d32be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"guide\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Castles for sale in Italy: what you are really buying<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12f2a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d12f2a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Search for <strong>castles for sale in Italy<\/strong> and the listings look unbelievable: towers, frescoed halls, hectares of land, sometimes for less than a villa in a big city. But the purchase price is the least important part of the sum. A castle is a public building in scale and a private one in responsibility: whoever buys it becomes the keeper of something that came before them and will outlast them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afb830 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9afb830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This guide is written by architects. It offers no properties. It explains how to recognise what you are looking at, how protection and the state&#8217;s right of pre-emption work, and which sums to do before an offer. The castles in the photographs are examples of types and are not for sale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aec9fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aec9fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Castles for sale in Italy at a glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4374b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f4374b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>The price misleads:<\/strong> listings quoted in the press in 2026 sit around \u20ac1,100\u20131,400 per square metre of area, but restoration and running costs decide everything.<\/li><li><strong>Not all are listed:<\/strong> a private building is a cultural asset only after a formal declaration.<\/li><li><strong>If it is listed, the state can buy in your place:<\/strong> it has 60 days from notification of the deed.<\/li><li><strong>All work needs the superintendent&#8217;s authorisation.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Tax relief exists,<\/strong> but it covers direct protection and must be checked each year.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0f458 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f0f458\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f36e19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f36e19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff65376 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff65376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb1531 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"beb1531\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef0c2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bef0c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=212329529  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brolio-palace-beyond-the-rampart-.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35777\" alt=\"Castles for sale in Italy, how to read them: the Brolio palace beyond the rampart walk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brolio-palace-beyond-the-rampart-.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brolio-palace-beyond-the-rampart-.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brolio-palace-beyond-the-rampart-.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brolio-palace-beyond-the-rampart-.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe199d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7fe199d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buy-a-villa-in-italy\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Buy a villa in Italy<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">The guide to the territories<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Luxury villas in Tuscany<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">An architect's guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buy-property-in-puglia\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Buy property in Puglia<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">An architect's guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/rome-real-estate\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Rome real estate<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">An architect's guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Preliminary reading<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Understand a villa before you buy it<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">The method<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Three checks, declared sources<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Signature Architecture<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Design or renovate a villa<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Contact<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Write to us<\/span>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7f0ed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd7f0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a; padding:25px; border-radius:4px; margin-top:20px;\">\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#999; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Service<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:16px; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Consultation<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#aaaaaa; font-size:13px; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:20px;\">Considering a castle?<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center; border:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:12px 20px; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase;\">Contact us<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde3dd9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bde3dd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bfa668 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bfa668\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c5acd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39c5acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five different things called a castle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708cd88 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"708cd88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The word covers very different buildings. The same search brings up medieval fortresses, Renaissance palaces, 19th-century inventions and farmhouses with a tower. Before looking at the price, work out which of these you have in front of you:<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">What gets called a castle<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">How to recognise it<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">What it asks of a buyer<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Medieval fortress<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Thick walls, few windows, inner courtyard<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Light and services are hard; read the structure first<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Castle-residence<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Turned into a palace over the centuries, with halls and gardens<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Frescoes and ceilings to conserve; high running costs<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Gothic Revival castle<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">19th-century towers and battlements on older buildings<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Check the historic value; often more liveable<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Fortified village<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Several buildings inside one enclosure<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Ideal for hospitality; complex ownership and easements<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Farmhouse with a tower<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">A fortified working house<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">A manageable scale; land and listing to check<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef65ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ef65ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=182263422  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-enclosure-and-towers-of-fenis.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35778\" alt=\"Castles for sale in Italy, how to read them: the enclosure and towers of F\u00e9nis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-enclosure-and-towers-of-fenis.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-enclosure-and-towers-of-fenis.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-enclosure-and-towers-of-fenis.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-enclosure-and-towers-of-fenis.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fdfea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69fdfea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The difference shapes daily life. A mountain fortress has walls that protect and windows that keep out the light. A castle-residence has magnificent rooms and cold corridors. A Gothic Revival building, like the palace at Brolio in Chianti, rebuilt in the 19th century, can be easier to live in than it looks. The castle at Mesola, near Ferrara, is a reminder that a castle can also be a lowland residence with nothing defensive in its character.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea841d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea841d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=148305882  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-este-castle-of-mesola-a-lowland-r.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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Real Estate: 6 Areas, Prices and the Rules on Villas<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be50ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be50ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rome real estate read by architects: six areas compared, asking prices with their sources, the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06efa04 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"06efa04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/rome-real-estate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read 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behind the walls\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-red-palace-of-brolio-behind-the-walls.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-red-palace-of-brolio-behind-the-walls.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-red-palace-of-brolio-behind-the-walls.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-red-palace-of-brolio-behind-the-walls.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-931de0d e-con-full e-flex e-con 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b3dc00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury interiors for villas: the 12 systems of The Villa Edit, from passive house to furniture\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5046e8e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5046e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d67b73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d67b73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d846db3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d846db3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d775c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d775c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much do castles for sale in Italy cost?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b39177 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b39177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We found no public survey of castle prices. What exists is listings: asking prices, not sales. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.money.it\/piemonte-sicilia-castelli-vendita-costano-meno-villa-milano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Money.it article of 21 June 2026<\/a> quotes three that are useful because they can be compared. They are not our mandates and we have not checked them on site:<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Castle (listings quoted in the press)<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Asking price<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Stated area<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">\u20ac\/m\u00b2 of area (our calculation)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Castello di Roatto, Asti area<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">about \u20ac1.8m<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">1,650 m\u00b2<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">about 1,090<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Complex at Mercatello sul Metauro<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac1.75m<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">1,221 m\u00b2<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">about 1,430<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Castle at San Polo dei Cavalieri, Rome<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac2.5m<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">2,000 m\u00b2<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">1,250<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2f194 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a2f194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The per-square-metre figure is our own and only an order of magnitude: it compares three listings, not a market, and mixes different states of repair. It does say something useful: away from the big cities, the asking price per square metre stays low for the scale of the building. For the upper end, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trend-online.com\/economia\/castelli-boom-compravendite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trend-online article from 2023<\/a> put listings between \u20ac1.5m near Biella and \u20ac16m near Perugia. That is an old figure, useful only to show how wide the range is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f692f2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f692f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So why are some castles cheap? Because the market can count. These are huge buildings, often remote, with high fixed costs and few possible buyers. The same 2026 article names the most serious limit: illiquidity. Reselling can take years. Anyone buying a castle as an investment should know this first: the return, if there is one, comes from use, not from appreciation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f662728 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f662728\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdf6bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cdf6bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e715d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e715d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore our projects<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c0e43f elementor-widget 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data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gradara-and-its-walled-enclosure.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35797\" alt=\"Gradara and its walled enclosure\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gradara-and-its-walled-enclosure.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gradara-and-its-walled-enclosure.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gradara-and-its-walled-enclosure.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gradara-and-its-walled-enclosure.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad41f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bad41f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd24c10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd24c10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5b466 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f5b466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listing and protection, explained simply<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba23306 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba23306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When a castle is a cultural asset<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c02f67d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c02f67d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-i\/art10.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article 10 of the Italian Cultural Heritage Code<\/a>, a privately owned building becomes a cultural asset only after the declaration of interest set out in article 13. Age alone is not enough. So not all castles for sale in Italy are listed, though many are. The first question is always the same: does the order exist? Ask for it and read it, including what it lists and what it leaves out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28e88c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a28e88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Also distinguish direct protection, which concerns the building itself, from indirect protection, which limits work around a nearby monument. It does not appear in the land registry: it has to be found in the property registers or the title deed. Sellers themselves are often unsure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0573669 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0573669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notification and the state's pre-emption<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab17973 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab17973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sale of a cultural asset must be <a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-iv\/sezione-i\/art59.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notified<\/a> within 30 days to the local superintendent, with the parties, the property, the terms of the deed and an address in Italy. From then the Ministry has <a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-iv\/sezione-ii\/art61.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">60 days<\/a> to exercise pre-emption, in other words to buy at the same price. If notification is missing, late or incomplete, the term rises to 180 days from when the Ministry has all the elements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d4319 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83d4319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During that time the deed is suspended and the seller cannot hand over the property. A <a href=\"https:\/\/dgabap.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CIRCOLARE_Diritto-di-prelazione_signed_signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 ministerial circular<\/a> recalls that articles 60\u201362 apply to sales by anyone other than the state, and that regions and local bodies can be involved. We found no data on how often it is exercised, so plan payments, deposits and moves as if it might happen, and have the notary write this into the preliminary contract.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e47cb7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e47cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Works: everything goes through the Soprintendenza<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8533a55 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8533a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-iii\/sezione-i\/art21.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 21<\/a> makes works of any kind on cultural assets subject to the superintendent&#8217;s authorisation, and a change of use has to be notified. In practice that means a new bathroom, a lift, a service run through a vault, a reopened window. The Soprintendenza is a counterpart, not an obstacle: a well-studied design gets far better answers than a list of wishes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c816b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c816b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=756099274  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-frescoes-and-timber-ceiling-of-a-.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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types, six areas compared, landscape rules, taxes and the 12 checks an\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184ced1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"184ced1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee569c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee569c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1657428192  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-keep-of-the-brolio-fortress.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35788\" alt=\"The keep of the Brolio fortress\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-keep-of-the-brolio-fortress.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-keep-of-the-brolio-fortress.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-keep-of-the-brolio-fortress.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-keep-of-the-brolio-fortress.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1648c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d1648c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d3538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6d3538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f95571e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f95571e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">The ELRE Method in 3 Checks: Architectural Assessment of a Luxury Villa<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f6cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2f6cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architectural assessment of a villa before buying: three checks, declared sources, what is observed\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83538fd elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"83538fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90818d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90818d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=240585686  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-fenis-towers-over-the-valley.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35795\" alt=\"The F\u00e9nis towers over the valley\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-fenis-towers-over-the-valley.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-fenis-towers-over-the-valley.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-fenis-towers-over-the-valley.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-fenis-towers-over-the-valley.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60dc00e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60dc00e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5d0e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d5d0e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d4a8a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2d4a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tax relief, without illusions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e1d8a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88e1d8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Relief exists, but it is narrower than listings suggest. The IMU property tax base for historic buildings is cut by 50%. This covers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecnews.it\/fabbricati-vincolati-imu-e-tasi-al-50-ma-serve-cautela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct protection<\/a>, while, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/comune.venezia.it\/sites\/comune.venezia.it\/files\/documenti\/Tributi\/IMU2020\/excursus%20storici%20IMU%20aggiornato%20al%20%2003-09-21%20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Venice<\/a> notes, it does not extend to buildings under indirect protection. There is also a 19% personal income tax deduction for maintenance, protection and restoration of listed property, with its own formalities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6968c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a6968c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We report no other incentives because we have not verified them for 2026, and most of this relief is built around Italian taxpayers. If your plan only works with an incentive, it does not work. Ask a tax adviser which regime applies in your purchase year, for an individual, for a company and for a non-resident.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811baff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"811baff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Castles for sale in Italy: the real numbers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456899b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"456899b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no reliable per-square-metre cost for restoring or running one of the castles for sale in Italy, and we will not invent one. What we can show is how to build the figure. Cost is read by item: roofs, facades, structure, services, finishes, garden, security. Each is priced after a survey. And you do not heat a whole castle: the sensible choice is often to live in one part and keep the rest under routine maintenance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d471dc4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d471dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On top of one-off costs come recurring ones: caretaking, grounds, cleaning, heating, insurance, constant small repairs. How much can use cover? Hospitality and events can help, but they are a profession, with safety rules, staff and licences. A complex already running a business, like the B&#038;B in the Marche listing above, should be assessed as a company too, with its accounts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a99bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9a99bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1753912110  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-italian-garden-at-brolio.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35779\" alt=\"Castles for sale in Italy, how to read them: the Italian garden at Brolio\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-italian-garden-at-brolio.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-italian-garden-at-brolio.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-italian-garden-at-brolio.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-italian-garden-at-brolio.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5f1d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e5f1d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc8c29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dc8c29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3780612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3780612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-872ec78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"872ec78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buy-property-in-puglia\/\">Buy property in Puglia: the complete guide to 5 areas<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067fdab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"067fdab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buy property in Puglia with an architect&#8217;s eye: five areas compared, prices read with their\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9fe08 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7d9fe08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buy-property-in-puglia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151430a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"151430a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1204304328  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-brolio-towers-among-the-trees.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35789\" alt=\"The Brolio towers among the trees\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-brolio-towers-among-the-trees.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-brolio-towers-among-the-trees.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-brolio-towers-among-the-trees.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-brolio-towers-among-the-trees.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e6f6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5e6f6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c60ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7c60ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb4195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afb4195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">UHNW Luxury Villa Architecture: Bespoke Villas by Studio Cappellina<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab1a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ab1a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UHNW luxury villa architecture designed and supervised by Federico Cappellina&#8217;s studio since 2002\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedf1a2 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aedf1a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8218520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8218520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1482957956  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fenis-castle-with-the-village-behind.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35796\" alt=\"F\u00e9nis castle with the village behind\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fenis-castle-with-the-village-behind.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fenis-castle-with-the-village-behind.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fenis-castle-with-the-village-behind.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fenis-castle-with-the-village-behind.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a0a31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6a0a31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9717999 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9717999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bbcbe4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bbcbe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buying a castle in Italy: nine checks before an offer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b0e65 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84b0e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are the checks we would run on a castle, in the order we would run them:<\/p><ol><li><strong>The declaration.<\/strong> Ask for the protection order and read whether it covers the whole complex, including gardens and outbuildings, or only part of it.<\/li><li><strong>The type of listing.<\/strong> Direct and indirect protection are not the same thing: obligations and tax relief both change.<\/li><li><strong>The structure.<\/strong> Have walls, vaults, floors and roofs read by someone who knows historic buildings, before doing any sums.<\/li><li><strong>The roof and the water.<\/strong> Large roofs are the first item in a restoration and the first cause of damage. Look at gutters, damp walls and attics.<\/li><li><strong>Services.<\/strong> Power, heating, drainage, drinking water, connectivity. In a castle, every pipe run is a design decision.<\/li><li><strong>Running costs.<\/strong> Ask the seller for real figures from recent years: heating, gardeners, caretakers, insurance.<\/li><li><strong>Access.<\/strong> A narrow road can rule out lorries, building sites and weddings. Check rights of way too.<\/li><li><strong>Use.<\/strong> Home, hospitality or events: check that the use fits the listing and the town&#8217;s rules.<\/li><li><strong>The sale itself.<\/strong> Build pre-emption and its consequences into the preliminary contract with the notary. Timings are not those of a villa.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d867cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d867cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1415357711  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brick-walls-of-gradara.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35781\" alt=\"Castles for sale in Italy, how to read them: the brick walls of Gradara\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brick-walls-of-gradara.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brick-walls-of-gradara.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brick-walls-of-gradara.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brick-walls-of-gradara.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd611d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fd611d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6762f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e6762f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=720594276  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-castello-dell-imperatore-in-prato.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35784\" alt=\"The Castello dell&amp;apos;Imperatore in Prato\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-castello-dell-imperatore-in-prato.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-castello-dell-imperatore-in-prato.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-castello-dell-imperatore-in-prato.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-castello-dell-imperatore-in-prato.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431c107 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"431c107\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-913a186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"913a186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399fc9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"399fc9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">Buying a Luxury Villa: the Preliminary Reading in 5 Points Before You Sign<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f76c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f76c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before buying a luxury villa in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar or Dubai: send us the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4f356 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2c4f356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6a1f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce6a1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1045060575  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-geometric-garden-at-brolio-with-olive-trees.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35792\" alt=\"The geometric garden at Brolio with olive trees\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-geometric-garden-at-brolio-with-olive-trees.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-geometric-garden-at-brolio-with-olive-trees.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-geometric-garden-at-brolio-with-olive-trees.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-geometric-garden-at-brolio-with-olive-trees.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ef30d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33ef30d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b0389 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9b0389\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b66cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9b66cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living in a castle: an architect's reading<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99810db elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99810db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You do not adapt a castle to modern life with good furniture. You start with the plan: where you sleep, where you cook, how you move between rooms in winter. It often pays to create a small, efficient, well-insulated apartment inside the mass of the building and to keep the great halls for occasions. Heating a room eight metres high is not a problem to solve: it is a problem to avoid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a6dba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2a6dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The best restoration barely shows. Services hidden in old shafts, attics used as routes, raised floors where the Soprintendenza allows them, indirect light that brings out vaults and timber ceilings. New work, when needed, should declare itself: a steel stair beside an old wall works better than a fake medieval one. There is more on materials in <a href=\"\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/natural-stone\/\">natural stone<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4001c6a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4001c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then there is the landscape. A castle does not end at its walls: avenues, woods, terraces and kitchen gardens belong to it. The garden at Brolio shows how much order a sober geometric design brings to a powerful building. This is the kind of reading we offer with the <a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">preliminary reading<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f3215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2f3215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=410845864  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brolio-walls-with-olive-trees.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35782\" alt=\"Castles for sale in Italy, how to read them: the Brolio walls with olive trees\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brolio-walls-with-olive-trees.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brolio-walls-with-olive-trees.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brolio-walls-with-olive-trees.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/castles-for-sale-in-italy-how-to-read-them-the-brolio-walls-with-olive-trees.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af96e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5af96e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a157b22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a157b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=944275570  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/poppi-castle-at-sunset.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35785\" alt=\"Poppi castle at sunset\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/poppi-castle-at-sunset.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/poppi-castle-at-sunset.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/poppi-castle-at-sunset.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/poppi-castle-at-sunset.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc7bc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dc7bc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b52dd73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b52dd73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3cd5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb3cd5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">Luxury Villas for Sale \u2014 An International UHNW Selection<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d8bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d8bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury villas for sale in Italy, the Dominican Republic and Dubai, read with an architect&#8217;s method\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6333065 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6333065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e43b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1e43b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1505721346  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-tower-and-porticoes-of-pollenzo-castle.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35793\" alt=\"The tower and porticoes of Pollenzo castle\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-tower-and-porticoes-of-pollenzo-castle.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-tower-and-porticoes-of-pollenzo-castle.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-tower-and-porticoes-of-pollenzo-castle.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-tower-and-porticoes-of-pollenzo-castle.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58636d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e58636d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432ebd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"432ebd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fe14b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2fe14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mistakes we see most often<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017877d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"017877d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Comparing the price with a villa&#8217;s.<\/strong> Compare total cost over ten years. <strong>Assuming everything can be done.<\/strong> Bathrooms, lifts and kitchens have to be agreed. <strong>Buying without a survey.<\/strong> A listing knows nothing about the beams. <strong>Ignoring the road.<\/strong> If a lorry cannot pass, every job costs more. <strong>Falling for the tower, not the town.<\/strong> Doctors, schools, airports and craftsmen matter more than battlements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6faab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e6faab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taxes and the purchase<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee49a31 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee49a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Purchase taxes follow the national rules, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/acquisto-di-una-casa-le-imposte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Revenue Agency<\/a>:<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">You buy from<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Registration tax<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">VAT<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Mortgage tax<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Cadastral tax<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Private seller or VAT-exempt company<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">9% (minimum \u20ac1,000)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u2014<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac50<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac50<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Company with VAT, ordinary home<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">10%<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Company with VAT, categories A\/1, A\/8, A\/9<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">22%<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Check the cadastral category and any specific regime with the notary: historic buildings can have rules of their own, which we do not report because we have not verified them. The deed requires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavoripubblici.it\/news\/conformita-catastale-regolarita-edilizia-compravendita-38835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cadastral compliance<\/a>. Non-EU citizens buy under the rules on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomazia_giuridica\/condizreciprocita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reciprocity<\/a>. The full sequence is in our guide to <a href=\"\/en\/buy-a-villa-in-italy\/\">buying a villa in Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a230ac1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a230ac1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81a5be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d81a5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=809906301  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-gothic-revival-palace-of-brolio-and-its-garden.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35787\" alt=\"The Gothic Revival palace of Brolio and its garden\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-gothic-revival-palace-of-brolio-and-its-garden.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-gothic-revival-palace-of-brolio-and-its-garden.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-gothic-revival-palace-of-brolio-and-its-garden.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-gothic-revival-palace-of-brolio-and-its-garden.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfea7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dfea7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=237417923  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-bastion-and-garden-at-brolio.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35791\" alt=\"The bastion and garden at Brolio\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-bastion-and-garden-at-brolio.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-bastion-and-garden-at-brolio.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-bastion-and-garden-at-brolio.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-bastion-and-garden-at-brolio.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c1f58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59c1f58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a75d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8a75d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7baffc3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7baffc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we read the market: the ELRE method<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa3887c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa3887c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every assessment goes through three checks: an architectural reading, a check on site by people who work in that market, and a comparison with declared sources. Real estate work is done by the Real Estate team, and the founder guarantees the method, described in <a href=\"\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">The method<\/a>. When we hold properties under mandate you will find them in our <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">villas for sale<\/a>; this guide proposes none.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa79ff4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa79ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architect Federico Cappellina, founder of ELRE, leads a studio designing contemporary villas; that is a separate activity, with its own client appointments. For professional costs see <a href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/architect-fees-for-a-villa-in-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">architect fees for a villa in Italy<\/a>, and for bespoke work see <a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">Signature Architecture<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1c53e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f1c53e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Castles for sale in Italy: frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3a3c7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ba3a3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1950\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1950\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much does a castle cost in Italy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1950\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c65c5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c65c5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115953c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"115953c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no public survey. Three listings quoted in the press in 2026 asked between \u20ac1.75m and \u20ac2.5m for 1,200\u20132,000 square metres; others reach \u20ac16m. Restoration can weigh more than the price.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1951\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1951\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are there cheap castles for sale in Italy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1951\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3b38e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b3b38e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ce1a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ce1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some are listed at low prices, but they tend to be remote or in poor repair. A cheap purchase with a failing roof is the most expensive option, so price the works first.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1952\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1952\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are all Italian castles listed? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1952\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6befbe0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6befbe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b6a9e0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b6a9e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. A private building becomes a cultural asset only through the declaration in article 13 of the Code. Ask for the order and check what it covers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1953\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1953\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can the Italian state buy a castle instead of me? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1953\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03dca9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c03dca9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290c7bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"290c7bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, if it is a cultural asset: it has 60 days from notification to exercise pre-emption at the same price, or 180 if notification is missing or incomplete. The deed stays suspended until then.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1954\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1954\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can you renovate a listed castle? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1954\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230c7de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"230c7de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7387d5e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7387d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, but all work needs the superintendent&#8217;s authorisation, and a change of use must be notified. A design studied before the purchase avoids nasty surprises.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1955\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1955\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can foreigners buy a castle in Italy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1955\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586306b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"586306b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c91de elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30c91de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, under national rules: EU citizens without limits, others under reciprocity checked by the notary. Pre-emption applies to any buyer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1956\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1956\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is a castle a good investment? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1956\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35142c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35142c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b50065 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b50065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rarely for appreciation, as resale can take years. It makes sense for use, your own or a well-run hospitality business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1957\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1957\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do you need an architect before making an offer? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1957\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1a425 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db1a425\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d9ecc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36d9ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We recommend it. With our <a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">preliminary reading<\/a> we tell you in writing what the building shows and what to check before you commit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How much does a castle cost in Italy?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"There is no public survey. Three listings quoted in the press in 2026 asked between \\u20ac1.75m and \\u20ac2.5m for 1,200\\u20132,000 square metres; others reach \\u20ac16m. Restoration can weigh more than the price.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Are there cheap castles for sale in Italy?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Some are listed at low prices, but they tend to be remote or in poor repair. A cheap purchase with a failing roof is the most expensive option, so price the works first.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Are all Italian castles listed?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"No. A private building becomes a cultural asset only through the declaration in article 13 of the Code. Ask for the order and check what it covers.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can the Italian state buy a castle instead of me?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes, if it is a cultural asset: it has 60 days from notification to exercise pre-emption at the same price, or 180 if notification is missing or incomplete. The deed stays suspended until then.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can you renovate a listed castle?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes, but all work needs the superintendent&#8217;s authorisation, and a change of use must be notified. A design studied before the purchase avoids nasty surprises.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can foreigners buy a castle in Italy?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes, under national rules: EU citizens without limits, others under reciprocity checked by the notary. Pre-emption applies to any buyer.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is a castle a good investment?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Rarely for appreciation, as resale can take years. It makes sense for use, your own or a well-run hospitality business.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Do you need an architect before making an offer?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"We recommend it. With our preliminary reading we tell you in writing what the building shows and what to check before you commit.\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa158f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7aa158f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5e08d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e5e08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=527036574  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-towers-of-the-castello-dell-imperatore.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35786\" alt=\"The towers of the Castello dell&amp;apos;Imperatore\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-towers-of-the-castello-dell-imperatore.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-towers-of-the-castello-dell-imperatore.webp 600w, 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b975eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b975eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\">Dominican Republic Real Estate FAQ: 16 Answers with Sources<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166152c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"166152c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dominican Republic real estate FAQ: buying as a foreigner, title, taxes, CONFOTUR, sourced yields\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5deaca elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5deaca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c9908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78c9908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=747506133  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fenis-castle-in-its-meadow.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35794\" alt=\"F\u00e9nis castle in its meadow\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fenis-castle-in-its-meadow.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fenis-castle-in-its-meadow.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fenis-castle-in-its-meadow.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fenis-castle-in-its-meadow.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0aded0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0aded0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e6a48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11e6a48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9c181 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a9c181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Considering a castle?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532bf4e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"532bf4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Send us the listing, the plans and the protection order: we will tell you what the building shows, what is missing and what to verify. If you are still comparing territories, start from <a href=\"\/en\/buy-a-villa-in-italy\/\">buying a villa in Italy<\/a> or write to us from the <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">Contact<\/a> page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2014fd1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2014fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><small>Sources: Cultural Heritage Code, articles <a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-i\/art10.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-iii\/sezione-i\/art21.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-iv\/sezione-i\/art59.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">59<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-iv\/sezione-ii\/art61.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">61<\/a> (texts on Brocardi); <a href=\"https:\/\/dgabap.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CIRCOLARE_Diritto-di-prelazione_signed_signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Culture circular, 2025<\/a>; listings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.money.it\/piemonte-sicilia-castelli-vendita-costano-meno-villa-milano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Money.it, E. Ceccarelli, 21 June 2026<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trend-online.com\/economia\/castelli-boom-compravendite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trend-online, 2023<\/a>; IMU, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecnews.it\/fabbricati-vincolati-imu-e-tasi-al-50-ma-serve-cautela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eutekne, 2015<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/comune.venezia.it\/sites\/comune.venezia.it\/files\/documenti\/Tributi\/IMU2020\/excursus%20storici%20IMU%20aggiornato%20al%20%2003-09-21%20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Venice, 2021<\/a>; taxes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/acquisto-di-una-casa-le-imposte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Revenue Agency<\/a>. Consulted on 2 November 2026. The 19% deduction is quoted from professional sources without checking the current text. This guide does not replace advice from your notary, the Soprintendenza or your tax adviser.<\/small><\/p><p><small>Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Eric Kilby \u00b7 CC BY-SA 2.0; Hagai Agmon-Snir \u062d\u0686\u0627\u064a \u0627\u0686\u0645\u0648\u0646-\u0633\u0646\u064a\u0631 \u05d7\u05d2\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d2\u05de\u05d5\u05df-\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05e8 \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Wwikiwalter \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Argentieri.Andrea \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Rufus46 \u00b7 CC BY-SA 3.0; Sailko \u00b7 CC BY 3.0; Ingo Mehling \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Robertater17 \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Sansa55 \u00b7 CC BY-SA 3.0; PROPOLI87 \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Rosapicci \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Zairon \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0. The castles shown are not for sale through ELRE.<\/small><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5bd749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a5bd749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request the preliminary reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b55f0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b55f0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32a6db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e32a6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Would you like a reading of the building?<\/p>\n<p>Send us the listing and plans: we reply with the points to verify.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395025f elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"395025f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2ae38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b2ae38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e96fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51e96fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the UHNW Lifestyle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde101e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bde101e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Real Estate articles: markets read with their sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece80ad elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ece80ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Preliminary reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a42a3f elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8a42a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/tutte-le-proprieta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover the 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