Remember you can follow me on the social media below and add your e-mail address for notifications of future posts here. Since then, it has passed from owner to owner following various bankruptcies. This magnificent 150 rooms castle was built at the start of the 20th century by a wealthy industrialist in a neo-gothic Italian style. Hopefully their plans with the castle come to light and this amazing beauty will be loved once again. One of the reasons for my trip was to visit a place mysteriously abandoned despite its grandeur and beauty. The country’s State Property Agency expects anyone who gets a free castle (or any other of the 103 objects) to. That means anyone can start building their personal versions of Winterfell, Casterly Rock, or The Pyke. Finally in May 2017 after a number of failed auction attempts the castle was purchased on a provisional basis for 15.4 million euro by a company based in the United Arab Emirates. Italy is giving away 103 run-down properties, including villas, inns, and castles for free. Since that time it has been used for photoshoots and filming including a huge advertising campaign by Thierry Mugler and Salma Hayek can be seen devouring a dragons heart in the film Tale of Tales.ĭuring this time there had been plans to reopen Sammezzano as a luxury hotel but this never materialised. Each of the extravagantly decorated rooms are unique with no attention to detail spared, wrought iron chandeliers, Moroccan tiles, stucco ceilings ceramic plates coated in gold, stained glass and enameled plates from the Iberian Peninsula are just some of the delights to be seen here.Īfter WWii the castle apparently became a luxury hotel/spa/golf resort but in 1990 it finally closed and has been left empty ever since. Inside the castle is like a labyrinth, each time you pass through a door into another room the extravagance takes your breath away. With materials sourced from around the globe to lavishly decorate the 365 rooms. He embarked on the craziest of renovation projects of the time and created one the largest examples of Moorish Revival architecture.Īs you can see no expense was spared in this 36 year project. Ferdinand Panciatichi Ximenes inherited the castle in the 19th century. Intriguing are the quirky plaster ‘ghosts’ in the castle grounds. The abandoned castle Sammezzano is a large Italian Palazzo in Tuscany built with red clay bricks and stones.īuilt in 1605 by Spanish nobleman Ximenes of Aragon. Castello di Vezio is a castle located nearby Varenna and Perledo, northern Italy. Earl Thomas of Lancaster built it to protect the king. The castle has been abandoned for an extended time and is now left in ruins. Castello Di Sammezzano AKA Non Plus Ultra: Italy May 2017 It is located in Northumberland, England, and was constructed in 1313.
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