Pretty sure there are programs where you can just get a castle so long as you maintain it. Hell I think both Italy and France will pay you to do it for some of the remote ones.
I can’t say for Italy but in France it’s basically free indeed. Maintenance costs are high and the repairs must follow strict patrimony preservation rules with certified workers.
That is where you spend your money in practice. There is not enough state money to maintain all the castles. To be fair, there are a fuckton of them, even though our government is garbage, we can’t realistically justify to maintain all of them anyway.
Castles are relatively cheap to buy, at least compared to luxury villas. Sure, you can throw few millions in one if you wish, but I’ve seen listings around the internet for around 50k. But you’ll still likely need few millions for upkeep and repairs, regardless of purchase price.
I’d buy an abandoned old villa or chateau in Italy or France and rebuild it.
Pretty sure there are programs where you can just get a castle so long as you maintain it. Hell I think both Italy and France will pay you to do it for some of the remote ones.
I can’t say for Italy but in France it’s basically free indeed. Maintenance costs are high and the repairs must follow strict patrimony preservation rules with certified workers.
Do they pay for the renovation costs too, or is that where you’re actually spending all your money?
That is where you spend your money in practice. There is not enough state money to maintain all the castles. To be fair, there are a fuckton of them, even though our government is garbage, we can’t realistically justify to maintain all of them anyway.
Castles are relatively cheap to buy, at least compared to luxury villas. Sure, you can throw few millions in one if you wish, but I’ve seen listings around the internet for around 50k. But you’ll still likely need few millions for upkeep and repairs, regardless of purchase price.
Idk isn’t that admirable and not irresponsible at all lmao?