What does it feel like to live in a castle?

My mom's side of the family owns a castle in Burgundy. Technically, they own two, a medieval castle, that's half in ruins next to an early renaissance château, where we always spent our summer months (and sometimes Christmas and Easter too). read more

Like many castles in Austria, this one had been used by the Nazis as a research facility and had served at one time as a hunting lodge for the world's celebrities. I was assured that my room had once been the semi-permanent respite of the Shah of Iran. read more

Sometimes castles with ground-floor halls had their great chamber, where the lord and lady slept, in a separate wing at the dais end of the hall, over a storeroom, matched at the other end, over the buttery and pantry, by a chamber for the eldest son and his family, for guests, or for the castle steward. read more

RedFin If you really want to live like a king, buy a castle. Despite all the modern and technologically-savvy homes currently for sale, there's still a trend of Medieval castles hitting the market. Some of these castles date back to the 15th century while others have been constructed in modern times by owners who simply could. read more