As you twist and turn along the roads that head away from Rome, up and through the verdant hills that billow through Tuscany, castles begin to crown distant peaks like ornate figurines in a wedding ...

It’s a truism in travel writing that the best places are the hardest to get to. But on a recent visit to Tuscia, in northern Lazio where it nuzzles up against Tuscany and Umbria, I realized that ...

Ever dreamed of owning a frescoed Renaissance castello or a rural estate in Tuscany? Now's the time for great deals. In the wake of the euro crisis and rising public debt, the Italian government is ...

The Italian government is giving away more than 100 historic buildings for free. Castles, houses, monasteries and towers are available across the country, with a price tag of zero euros. All of the ...

You know when you were a kid (and also still now), you dreamed of running away to a beautiful country and living in a castle like a real-life Disney Princess? Well thanks to Italy - the bringers of ...

If you've ever dreamed of living like royalty (and have a few million bucks to spare), now's your chance. These stunning European castles are all currently on the market, with each offering a classic ...

If you’ve ever wanted to live in an Italian castle for the low low price of absolutely nothing, today is your lucky day. Thanks to a new scheme by the country’s government-run State Property Agency, ...

A 19th-century, 43,000-square-foot castle in Sicily, Italy, is on sale for $6.6 million. The property was originally built to be a museum, and later used for films like "The Godfather III." The castle ...