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A centuries old castle in Limburg, the Netherlands is being redecorated to the highest possible standard by developer Stelreu. The castle is situated in a historical park with brook and a long private road over a 19th century bridge. It has played a role in medieval times when the Belgian Jan van Brabant concurred the Germans in the Battle of Worringen in 1288. The architect, Claus en Kaan Architects Rotterdam, took no compromise with the voluminous spaces and high ceilings. The castle steps into the 21st century with self-esteem thanks to the state of the art building control (domotica), CO2 neutral floor and wall heating and an array of solar cells while it’s 12th century roots still remain in the castle with the old wine cellar and authentic shooting holes. Nijswiller Castle has transformed caste living from a moist, cold and costly burden to an elevated and ultimate experience of enlightened happiness. You can invite your friends to stay in the double guest quarters, dining with wine from your wine cellar and burning the wood from your forest in one (or more) of the fifteen fireplaces. The castle is located in “Zuid-Limburg”, in the south of the Netherlands. This location is referred to as “Euregio”, the heart of western Europe. Cities like Maastricht (NL), Aachen (D), Liège (B) are very close and have high speed train connections to cities like London, Paris, Barcelona and Berlin. Connectivity to the large international airports Frankfurt and Düsseldorf are 1 hour away, Amsterdam airport is two hours. The castle and park are both marked as historical which means it is viable for tax deductions and subsidy handouts.

Superstar singer Lady Gaga wants to buy a castle – and no expense will be spared in her quest for her perfect abode.  The publicity-shy singer is said to have fallen in love with the British landscape and wants to purchase an estate in the countryside.
A source told Scottish newspaper the Daily Record:
‘It is her childhood dream and she’s particularly interested in castles in the north of England or Scotland.’
Gaga’s grandfather, Joseph Germanotta, passed away last week at the age of 88. Gaga is the latest in a long line of celebrities who have the money and desire to buy their own castle

This enchanting 8-acre private island is located just off the South West coast of the Isle of Gigha, Inner Hebrides. The surrounding waters are home to seals and much bird life, with dolphins passing by regularly. The island is virtually untouched by people, yet important part of local folklore.

The Isle of Gigha is a history-rich part of the Inner Hebrides, and the most southerly of the island chain. Influenced by warm ocean currents, the area around Gigha is relatively dry and temperate, and the scenic bays, green meadows and lochs are a perfect expression of the beauty of the Scottish Isles. The 8-acre isle of Craro itself is in a pristine state and waiting to be appreciated by its new owner. Offered at GBP 65,000.

The FT reports that a flat in Monaco owned by British property entrepreneur Christian Candy has been sold for €240m (£199m) in one of the most expensive residential property sales.  La Belle Epoque, a property occupied by Christian and his brother Nick Candy, has been bought by an unnamed Middle Eastern investor.

The sale of the home, which dates back to the interwar years of swinging Monte Carlo, underlines the recovery in the fortunes of the super-rich, which has helped boost prices for luxury homes.

The apartment comprises the top two floors of the building and was the home of Edmond Safra, the financier and philanthropist. He died in a fire at the property in 1999.

Despite its price, which is almost one-third more per square foot than recent sales, La Belle Epoque has only three bedrooms.

However, it covers some 17,500 sq ft, with each suite having its own cinema, kitchen, dressing room and two bathrooms.

It has a library and spa, while its gardens feature mature trees and views of the waterfront.

It has been sold on a 97-year lease.

The flat was home to both brothers, who are domiciled in Monaco. They will remain in the principality where their yacht, Candyscape II, is moored, and are understood to have found a new residence.

The sale reaffirms Monaco as the most expensive place to live, boosted by a very tightly held property market and a benign tax system which attracts the super-rich.

Across the border in France there remains strong demand for exclusive properties in Cap Ferrat, Cap d’Antibes, Saint-Tropez and other playgrounds of billionaires from Russia and the Middle East.

Ruperra Castle is for sale at £1.5 million  . The design for Ruperra Castle was clearly based on that for Lulworth Castle, just 100 miles away in Dorset, and built between 1603-05. Always called a ‘castle’ but built with the instruction from Lord Howard of Bindon that it ‘prove pretty’, it was never military. Indeed, Thomas Gerard writing in 1630 described it as ‘well seated for prospect and pleasure; but of little other use’. Bought by the Weld family from Lord Howard it remained their family seat until a devastating fire in 1929 completely gutted the interior – as it remains today, although the building itself has been restored. Another house thought to have been built around 1612 is Compton Bassett House in Wiltshire (dem. c1929) which clearly shared a similar layout although the corner turrents were square. Thomas Morgan built the castle . The builder of Ruperra Castle was Thomas Morgan (b.1564 – d.1632), who made his fortune as the Steward for the Earls of Pembroke at Wilton House, Wiltshire. Morgan would have been regularly exposed to court life and would have been very aware of the latest architectural fashions. more castles for sale

Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he would be interested in buying  Highclere Castle to house his art collection.
Lord Lloyd Webber has approached planning chiefs with an offer for the landmark on the Hampshire-Berkshire border.
Owners Earl and Countess of Carnarvon are applying for permission to build up to 15 houses on the site, near Newbury.
They want to fund much-needed repairs to some of the historic buildings.
But they have said the castle is not for sale.

The “enabling development” plan – not usually permitted – may be considered because of the benefit to the historic buildings and talks are continuing, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council said.

A spokeswoman said Lord Lloyd Webber, who lives on the nearby Sydmonton Court estate in Hampshire, had written to the council expressing an interest to buy the castle should it come up for sale.

In a letter to the council, Lord Lloyd Webber said: “I am longing to provide a permanent home for my art collection. The combination of Sydmonton and Highclere would provide exactly that.

The Countess of Carnarvon said they would not sell the castle

“If the Earl of Carnarvon were to sell the estate he would obviously want an open market price but this has not been tested.

The Pezula Private Castle on Noetzie Beach in Knysna is for sale. The property features 3 castles on the beach . This luxury private beach residence was voted best property in the world at the CNBC International Property Awards in Orlando in 2008, and Noetzie Beach has been voted one of the three top beaches in South Africa.
Priced at R56m, this house is built into the cliff-face and offers direct beach access. The entire castle complex offers five spacious luxury suites in three separate castles, all with sumptuous bathrooms, vast living areas and private terraces overlooking the beach.

The main castle stands in its own private garden with direct access to the secluded beach, and has two living rooms with wood-burning fireplaces, a 10-seater dining room and three spacious suites. Facilities include a heated rim-flow pool, a thatched gazebo perched on the rocks, huge terraces with panoramic views of beach and sea, and a gym. The suites have walk-in wardrobes, individual climate control and Wi-Fi Internet connectivity, and lead out through double doors onto private terraces. The bathrooms have walk-in wardrobes, and heated marble floors and towel rails.

Adjacent to the main castle is the honeymoon castle. Totally secluded and private, it is decorated as a luxury beach apartment in shades of cream and blue with quirky accessories that give it a nautical flavour. Downstairs the honeymoon castle’s open-plan living area has a dining room, a kitchen, a lounge with a wood-burning fireplace and an adjoining bathroom. The living area opens onto a wide terrace shaded with a rustic reed canopy alongside a heated plunge pool.

Upstairs there is a large bedroom with a wood-burning fireplace and a huge bathroom with heated marble floors.

The cliff castle, set against the cliff face above the main castle, has panoramic views of the beach and sea.
Evans says the entire property forms part of the accommodation for the Pezula Hotel, Spa & Golf course. It is owned in a company and is part of the hotel letting units. The castles are let out at more than R100 000 a night including meals and drinks served by a private butler and a chauffeur service to the hotel and resort facilities. A buyer for the castles can continue the letting arrangements currently in place.

The Carie estate on the southern shore of Loch Rannoch, in the heart of Highland Perth-shire. Carie is the ancient seat of Clan Robertson of Struan, whose chiefs lived at Carie House and owned most of the land in these parts. After Culloden, the Robertsons refused to ‘clear’ their estates of their clansmen in favour of the more profitable sheep, an honourable but financially ruinous policy, which led to the eventual loss of the entire clan lands by the early 20th century. The old Carie House, which stood some yards to the east of the present main house, was neglected by the hated Forfeited Estates Commissioners, who had seized the Robertson lands, and it burned down in the early 1900s. All that remained were three estate cottages and the drawing room of the main house, which was used as a crofter’s shed.

The present owners’ predecessors, who bought the estate from the Forestry Commission in the late 20th century, restored the drawing room to create a real luxury home and joined it to two of the cottages to create the foundations of the new Carie House. They also added the bow front and the library wing, and inserted a small conservatory entrance hall between Carie House and Morag’s Cottage so that both houses can be either connected or used separately.

The main house has three reception rooms, a kitchen, a conservatory, three bedrooms, three bathrooms and an attic; pretty Morag’s Cottage has two reception rooms, two double bedrooms and a bathroom. All the buildings at Carie, including the two-bedroom Factor’s House, were extensively restored five years ago. Carie House stands in 58 acres of landscapedlawns, wetlands and woodlands, against the backdrop of Loch Rannoch to the north, the Carie Burn to the east, and the Black Wood of Rannoch to the south. The cottages produce a healthy income from holiday lets of some £40,000 a year.

The National  Trust for Scotland is to sell off some of its properties as part of a series of reforms to save it from collapse, after a damning review found the organisation had no central asset register of what it owns or any idea of repair costs.

The report states that the 79-year-old National Trust for Scotland (NTS), which owns many of the country’s most famous sites such as Culloden battlefield, Culzean Castle and the islands of St Kilda, is in a shambolic state, thanks in part to a “byzantine” management structure involving 87 trustees and more than 100 non-executive members.
It is  to sell off a series of less significant buildings, including bungalows, byres and farm steadings gifted in wills, and lease other major properties to charities, trusts and private tenants.A source suggested the sell-off could extend to the trust’s 78,000 hectares of land and coastline, which includes famous wilderness areas such as Glencoe.

Culzean Castle

The trust owns 26 castles, palaces and country houses, crowned, for many, by this grand Italianate property. Built on cliffs in Ayrshire by Robert Adam for the Earl of Cassillis, it has 229 hectares of landscaped parkland. It was completed in 1792.

Glencoe

The location of an infamous massacre of the MacDonalds by the Campbells, Glencoe features eight challenging Munros, mountains over 3,000ft, more than 5,000 years of human settlement. Its famous scenery is seen by a million visitors a year.

St Kilda

The only place in Britain to be a double world heritage site, for its archaeology and its wildlife, the islands of St Kilda lie 41 miles west of the outer Hebrides, boasting northern Europe’s largest seabird colony and rare marine life.

Modernized Castle For Sale just South of Lyon in the Isere department of the Rhone Alpes region (South East France)Built in 1760, the history of this great dream is endless. Selling price of 2,332,000 euros.
Castle Details:

Over 12,900 Square Feet

21 rooms and 9 bathrooms

Over 6 acres of park land

Guest House: 2476 Square Feet

Year Built 1760

900,000 euros in upgrades in last 7 years.

Additional Build able Lot included: 1/2 acre

Sale Price: 2,332,000 euros

This magnificent piece of property Castles over the town it’s name after.
After turning on the street called Street Of The Castle in French(Rue duChateau), to come home to a 21 room Castle with over 12,900 square feet of living space. The separate guest quarters is perfect to have family members and friends stay in when you castle bedrooms rooms are full or a complete privacy is desired. Sitting on over 6 acres, this property has room for a helicopter pad, tennis court, pool, horses, zoned for more housing, or what ever you fancy.
The interior measurements of the castle is over 12,900 square feet (1200 square meters) and the caretaker’s house is about 2476 square feet (230 square meters) with a garage and barn with chicken coop. The back of the park land include fenced off goats to maintain the woods.

The property size is over 6 acres (10,120 square meters) of great park land that circles the castle in elegance. Even with 2 wells on the property, the castle is luxuriously equipped with city water and power. Owner wanted to build a helicopter pad with rails to the storage warehouse on this big piece of property with also the intent of building a swimming pool, tennis court, and a pool house. This property is situated so all these additions could be done without them being visible from the castle. With the airport 10 minutes away from the Marcilloles Castle a helicopter pad would be delightful.

This sale also includes a buildable lot across the street from the castle. This lot is about a half acre (1900 square meters) and very buildable with views.