Historic Hotels in Europe

Casa Delfino Hotel & Spa
Hotel in City of Chania, Greece

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The fairytale begins in 1835 when Giovanni Delfino, a knight from Genoa, made a fortune transporting goods across the Mediterranean. As his business continued to flourish, he decided to settle in Chania permanently. Between 1840-1845, he bought a grand Venetian mansion conveniently located near the harbor.

Year erected: 17TH CENTURY

What is the history of the property?
The history of Casa Delfino is a story of romance, adventure, and extraordinary twists of fate. The tale begins in 1835 with Giovanni Delfino, a knight and ship-owner from Marseille, who made his fortune transporting goods across the Mediterranean.

On one fateful trip bound for Syria, a storm cast Delfino aground at the Castle of Gramvousa on Crete. He sought refuge in the Capuchin monastery. Delfino managed to salvage his precious cargo of cod, which he sold to the locals at a handsome profit. Quick to spot a gap in the market, Delfino requested another shipment of fish to be sent from Marseille. Along with the cargo, his wife Bianca and their children, Petro and Margaritte, were also dispatched to Crete.

As Delfino’s business continued to flourish, the family decided to settle in Chania permanently. Between 1840-1860, Delfino purchased a grand Venetian mansion in the heart of town, conveniently located close to the harbour.

When Giovanni Delfino’s daughter Margaritte came of marrying age, a suitable groom was found in Marseille. So Margaritte began the long sea voyage to meet her future husband. But destiny intervened: on the way, she fell in love with the captain of the ship, who was a charming Italian. In a flash, Marseille was forgotten, and the young couple turned the ship around and returned to Chania.

The family home was given to Margaritte as part of her dowry. From then on, it became known as Casa Delfino. The happy couple raised six children in the house. All future generations continued to live in the family house, until the Second World War. Casa Delfino suffered severe damages during the German occupation. The house was abandoned and gradually fell into ruin.

Eventually, in 1986, Manthos Markantonakis - a fifth generation descendant of the Delfino family - made it his mission to restore the family home to its former splendour. With great love and care, Casa Delfino was renovated, upgraded, and converted into a luxury hotel. Manthos’ ambition was to recreate the sense of a private residence in the heart of Chania.

Today, the building’s rich and colourful heritage is as much a trademark of Casa Delfino as the exceptional hospitality and elegant interiors. Period antiques and personalised service capture the authentic spirit of this timeless landmark. To this day, Casa Delfino remains a part of the original family's legacy, and is deeply engrained in their hearts.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
17th century venetian building

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
yes

Has restoration work taken place?
yes

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
18th century authentic hammer and lots of antiques

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
queen sofia, jean paul gaultier, viggo mortensen, kirsten dunst, duke of kensington, al gore

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
no

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✔ Mansion

Albergo Pietrasanta
Hotel in Pietrasanta, Italy

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Year erected: 16It 00

What is the history of the property?
Albergo Pietrasanta is located in the seventeenth-century Palazzo Barsanti Bonetti, one of the most significant buildings in the historic center of Pietrasanta.
In the transformation of the ancient building into a hotel, particular attention was paid to the preservation of the original decoration, in particular the frescoes on the ceilings of the rooms and common areas.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
Seventeenth-century Palace

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
It is situated in a medieval origin town

Has restoration work taken place?
Sure

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
Frescoes ceilings

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
We have a contemporary art collection on permanent display

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
We have been selected by Residenze D'Epoca

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✔ Palace

Le Relais du Lyon d'Or
Hotel in Angles-sur-lʼAnglin, France

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Year erected: 14??

What is the history of the property?
Perhaps a former coaching, perhaps not...What we do know is that Louis-Edmond Antoine le Picard de Phélippeaux (1767 – 1799), a French émigré best known for defeating Napoleon Bonaparte in an effort to defend Egypt did have ties to the Lyon d'Or...

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
We do not have the exact history of the buildings, though we have been told that the buildings were built between the 14th and 18th centuries...thick stone walls, wood beams, terra cotta tile floors...

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
The Relais du Lyon d'Or is located in the center of Angles sur l'Anglin, one of the 100 or so "Plus Beaux Villages de France" where you'll also find the ruins of the 11th century castle dominating the Anglin River Valley, the prehistoric site "Roc aux Sorciers" and several other historic sites.

Has restoration work taken place?
The majority of the restoration work was undertaken in the 1990s. A few bits have been renovated since.

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
All of our guests are important!

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
A monkey once lived at the Lyon d'Or with former owners...

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
No

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✔ Coaching Inn?

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
The hotel's completely enclosed courtyard is a calm and relaxing place for evening outdoor dining...weather permitting, of course.

Hotel Villa Luppis
Country House in Pasiano di Pordenone, Italy

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Dating as far back as the beginning of the 11th century, Villa Luppis used to be an old monastery of the Camaldolite monks. Due to the war between Venice and the Hapsburgs, the monastery underwent serious damages, and it was rebuilt during the 1500s. Since the 19th century, it has come to the possession of the Luppis family, who turned it into a charming guest house where diplomatic activities also took place.

Year erected: 900 d.C.

What is the history of the property?
Villa Luppis: this is the name of the old monastery which was built here, by the Camaldolite monks at the beginning of the 11th century, on the confluence between the river Livenza and Meduna. Many events went by, i.e. a rebuilding in 1500 after the damages suffered during the war between the Republic of Venice and the house of Hapsburgs, and San Martino was then secularized by Napoleon at the beginning of 1800 and acquiredby the Chiozza – Luppis family. Turned into a superb country house, it came an elegant estate and was used by the family ancestors as a place where to carry out the public relations for their industrial and diplomatic activities.

Today, the Villa still recalls past times’ splendor and atmosphere. With an accurate intervention aiming at maintaining as far as possible everything unaltered, we have turned it into a 39-bedroom 4 star hotel (6 suite) with period furnishing and we have provided it with every comfort, an excellent restaurant and a relaxing piano-bar. To facilitate and enrich the stay of our guests, we have also arranged important additional services: “Guide to the territory, Shopping-card, Green fee, Ski Pass, Shuttle Bus to/from Venice”. In Villa Luppis not only do our guest find surroundings of exceptional charm, but also and above all a kind of hospitality typical of first-class hotels with something more: our friendly, not just formal approach.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
It was built 1100 years ago

Has restoration work taken place?
Yes

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
An Ice Cellar from 1300, a collection of more than 300 Clocks of epoch, an unique

Chapel in Europe, that reproduces the one in Warsaw Castle in Poland, important paintings 600 years old and much more!

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
Dukes of Windsor,

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
We belong to the FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) and ADSI (Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane); Most important: our Villa is bound as it belongs to "Beni Culturali"

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✔ Monastery

✔ Villa

Hotel Del Sole Al Plebiscito
Hotel in Sapri, Italy

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Year erected: 9 suites

What is the history of the property?
Edificio appartenuto a una delle prime famiglie nobili di Sapri

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
L'immobile di compone di due nuclei uno di fine 600 e l'altro inizio 800 lo stile e tipico degli edifici storici del Cilento

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
Si trova nel centro storico di Sapri e affaccia sull'antica piazza plebiscito. Mentre il bellissimo orto-giardino circondato da mura in pietra ha l'uscita sulla strada dove si trovavo palazzi ottocenteschi

Has restoration work taken place?
E stato interamente restaurato

conservando la struttura originaria ma introducendo moderne tecnologie.

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
La bella muratura originaria in pietra e degli affreschi su delle pareti

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
Si molti personaggi dello sport dello spettacolo e del cinema come l'intero staff dell'ultimo film di 007

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
Carlo Pisacane si reco a chiedere sostegno per la sua causa di unità d'Italia

Would you describe your property as (or has it ever been in the past) a:

✔ Mansion

✔ Casa Castello

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
Alloggiare nella struttura è come un tuffo nel passato

Castello Sannazzaro B&B
Bed & Breakfast in Giarole, Italy

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Year erected: 1163

What is the history of the property?
Castello Sannazzaro is a medioeval castle built by 4 knights of the Sannazzaro family between the 12 and 13th century. It has always been owned by the Sannazzaro family who still own and manage it. The tourist activity was strate din 2006

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
Middle age; 18th century baroque; Neogothic and neo renaissance;

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
Castle gardens, Horse stable; farm buildings.

Has restoration work taken place?
Renovation means new heating system and bathrooms renovation, plus breakfast room .

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
painted ceilings in entrance hall, main staircase, Ballroom and some of the Bedroom.

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
Count and countess Sannazzaro hosted King VIctor Emanuel II of Italy and Emperor Napoleon III in 1859. Some members of Gonzaga family dukes of Mantova and Monferrato in 16th and 17th centiries

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
1859: second indipendence war of Italy.

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
It is recognised by the Italian Fine Art Ministery as a historical building

Would you describe your property as (or has it ever been in the past) a:

✔ Castle

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
We are not a Luxury hotel but a B and B in a historical castle. Guided tour of the castle is available for guess or other tourists led by the Castle owners.

Castello Di Potentino
Farm Stay in Seggiano, Italy

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Year erected: 1042

What is the history of the property?
he first document to mention the Castello di Potentino is dated 1042. It then belonged to a certain Count Pietrone or Pepone. However, the original foundations are probably Etruscan. Over the centuries the property passed through the hands of many well-known Tuscan families of noble descent - the Tolomei, the Bonsignori, and the the Salimbeni, whom in the company of Contessa Bianchina, received Saint Catherine of Siena as a guest at the castle. At the end of the 16th Century it became a centre for the charitable works of the hospital order of Santa Maria della Scala.

After this period of religious activity, the Medici Duke Ferdinando I conceded the estate to Marchese Giovan Battista Bourbon del Monte, famous commander-in-chief of the infantry of the Venetian Republic. His descendants finally sold the castle to a gentleman from Switzerland, Antonio Hemmeler, in 1906. Recently it was purchased and restored by the Greene family, who have given new life to the ancient traditions of the building.

The Greenes have owned properties in the Tuscan Maremma for over 30 years. Starting with a farmhouse near the coast, they gradually moved inland. Castello di Potentino is their second major project in the Grosseto area.

In 1989 the family purchased their first ruined castle – the Castello di Montepo, Scansano. Restoration was completed, vineyards planted and a winery established. After 10 years it was sold to a well-known wine producer from the Biondi Santi family. The next castle, Potentino, was discovered in an old guide book. Abandoned, dilapidated, overgrown, the potential was still apparent. It was for sale but had to be bought from 22 different people. Negotiations took a year and agreement finally reached with all the owners. In 2000, work commenced.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
late Medical early renaissance

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
no, but we are in a valley without very little modern intervention- it is very much like the land in the Sienese frescos of good and bad government.

Has restoration work taken place?
Yes- the castle was restored from near collapse in 2000

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
We have beautiful 19th Century/early 20th Century stencils on the beams and some 17th Century paintings by the altar in the chapel by the Nasini Brothers. We also have templar artefacts in the vaulting of the castle and a templar cross above the chapel entrance. Some of the vaulting is fabulous.

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
Saint Catherine of Siena came to visit with the Contessa Bianchina Salimbeni on their way to Rome to visit the Pope, San Bernardino was local and Saint Francis also passed through the castle. We also believe that Caravaggio hid at Potentino although he didn't leave any canvases behind!

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
We are under the Beni Culturali as a monument

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✔ Castle

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
There are also Etruscan ruins in the valley- including some very old winemaking stones- palmenti.

Bromølle Kro
Inn in Jyderup, Denmark

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Year erected: 1198

What is the history of the property?
Kroen har været ejet af Biskop Absalon tilbage i 1198. Senere har den hørt til Sorø Kloster, Dragsholm Slot og Dønnerup Gods

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
Bygningen blev genopført i 1965

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
Nej

Has restoration work taken place?
Ja som sagt er bygningerne ikke gamle, men fra 1965

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
Nej

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
Nej

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
Kroparret slog i 1700 tallet de rige kræmmere ihjel og frarøvede dem deres værdier

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
Nej

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✔ kro

Château la Moune
Bed & Breakfast in Montussan, France

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Originally built in the 13th century, the building has been renovated since in order to become a stylish and luxury hotel, while still maintaining its historic qualities and period charm.

Year erected: 1300

What is the history of the property?

For the XIIIth century, the counts of Brach were known as Lords of Montussan. Moune, in the village of the old coaching inn, would date from the same period. It is an old noble house situated in the valley of the Laurence, not far from the castle of Taillefer. It was attacked during the religious wars. Pierre de Brach writes in 1572: « (…) de mille fantassins de qui les estendarts plantés dedans mes champs bouffaient de toutes parts*. »

Ronsart and Montaigne stayed there. Then the house belonged at the XVIIIth century to the family of Bonnefon, who possessed big properties in the parishes of Beychac and Montussan. They were seized by the Revolutionary government and sold in seventeen lots as national domain in the month of brumaire of the year III of the Republic. Sir Labre bought the noble house and the first lot at the price of 28 200 gold francs. This property passed then to mister de Frémont, then by alliance to mister Leymarie, his son-in-law.

Pleasantly situated, surrounded with lawn and with English gardens, Moune and its wooded hundred hectares got then harvests of 70 tons.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
13th and 17th century

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
No

Has restoration work taken place?
For 6 years we closed the chateau on reservation to renovate from November 1st to May 1st.

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
There are stone and terracotta floors dating from the 13th and 17th century

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
yes Montaigne, Ronsard,
The owner counts were very close friends of Louis XVI

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
Sure, but I don't have the information yet

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
No

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✔ Castle

✔ Farmhouse

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
It remains a very beautiful cedar of Lebanon from 300 to 400 years old.
A large number of trees in the 10,000 m2 park including an araucaria (monkey tree) and a superb tulip magnolia tree.
Thanks to the tranquility of the place we have a large number of species
birds
For the dark side of the story, there is an unused room that would have been a women's prison.
There would be a tunnel in the park that would go to the church in the town of Montussan, as it is flooded with water, we have no confirmation

Castello Dal Pozzo
Hotel in Oleggio Castello, Italy

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Year erected: 1000

What is the history of the property?
The Castrum was called Q.Legio, from which the name Olegio seems to derive, Olezo, named Oleggio Castello in honor of the Visconti building built around the year 1000. It was precisely from the shores of Lake Maggiore that the Visconti, around 1200, moved to the dominion of the Signoria of Milan, assumed since 1277 and which ended with the death of Filippo Maria (1447), whose only daughter Bianca was married to Francesco Sforza who continued the splendor and independence of the Duchy of Milan. In the following centuries, the castle was abandoned until a partial, but substantial destruction. Only in the mid-sixteenth century, the descendants of the Visconti, who became Aragon in 1426 by concession of King Ferdinando of Naples, recovering the remains of the Castle, they rebuilt a residential building. The marquis Alberto Visconti d'Aragona, the last of this name, was implicated for his active participation in the Carbonari uprisings and, for this, tried, sentenced to death and the expropriation of property. The properties passed to his sister Virginia, wife of Bonifazio dal Pozzo d'Annone, of Piedmontese origin, of Rovereto, later renamed Alessandria in honor of Rolando Bandinelli, Pope Alexander III in 1167. His son Claudio (1839-1885), passionate about Richard Popwell Pullan, William Burgess' s brother - in - law and follower of the Augustus Pugin school, was commissioned to redesign and restructure the structure, transforming it into a Gothic - Revival style castle surrounded by a majestic park. Next to it stands the eighteenth-century palace where Alberto Visconti d'Aragona lived until his death after being pardoned. Died in 1895, he is buried, together with his wife Donna Luigia, of the Marquis of Monticelli Obizzi, in the cemetery of Oleggio Castello. The palace was a refuge and home for many local families with the succession of the World Wars. Subsequently, when Oleggio Castello, leaving Paruzzaro became an autonomous Municipality, the Palace, by concession of the family, was for some decades the seat of the Municipal school of Oleggio Castello and later abandoned. In recent years it was renovated and meticulously transformed into a magnificent Luxury Boutique Hotel, destined to project the small and peaceful Municipality of Oleggio Castello onto the most coveted international scenario. The entire property belongs to the Dal Pozzo d'Annone family and is still the seat of the family.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
A corner of England
British art experts have defined the architecture of the Castle as one of the purest examples of the Gothic Revival, very popular in the Victorian era. The Marquis Claudio Dal Pozzo d 'Annone was a passionate scholar of the 16th century Gothic style and the Castle reflects this artistic passion. Outside the castle has a very compact physiognomy. The grandiose landscaping emphasizes it all. The 24-hectare park is surrounded by rare arboreal essences of great botanical interest. The entrance porch, the chapel, the massive square tower from the east, the small octagonal tower on the south-western corner, reveal the spirit of the Anglo-Saxon style. The architecture blends with the typical internal decoration of the period: the stained glass windows of the windows of the apse of the chapel, the wrought iron gates taken from Scottish models, low reliefs set on the external walls of the building, coats of arms and sculptures of various origins . The careful study and loving care for the execution of every detail is clear. The stencils on the walls, the decorations of the tiles and the decorations of the furniture, bring to the spirit and cultural climate of the artistic movement called 'Gothic Revival' and are taken from the book of drawings 'Of Ecclesiastical Monuments' by Augustus Pugin, upon whose death He was succeeded by architects of the caliber of William Burgess and then William Morris whose movement called 'Arts and Crafts' influenced architecture, interior design and decorative arts. Although the Gothic Revival style uses simple forms with decorations taken from the medieval era, it could be argued that the movement already lays the foundations of modern design.

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
Yes, the palazzo and the historical stables

Has restoration work taken place?
Yes

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
Everything :-)

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
yes

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✔ Castle

Palazzo Dalla Rosa Prati
Aparthotel in Parma, Italy

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The building dates from 1222, and was a birthplace of the Medieval chronicler, Brother Salimbene.

Year erected: 1200

What is the history of the property?
very long story. From the birth of Fra Salimbene back in 1200, it became a Dalla Rosa Prati property in 1700 when my family refurbisehhed it completely. It was partially bombed during the second world war and therefore rebuilt in the south area. Since 2004 we started renting part of our palazzo to the Tourists

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
1700

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
it is surrounded by the most important monuments of Parma such as the Cathedral (Duomo), the Baptistery and the Bishop's Palace which is the most ancient Palazzo of Parma, built on the ancient Roman ground

Has restoration work taken place?
The restoration started with its faces back in the early 2000

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
there are several frescoes original from the 1400 and a wonderful ceiling vaulted besides coffered ceilings. In the "cafe" area there is also a column dated 1200

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
we welcomed very important Guests such as Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi and many others that we prefer not to mention for Privacy reasons, but also for example Royal Families. In our Family who owned the Palazzo, we had very important ancestors such as Guido (scientist, mayor of Parma and much more), Scipione (who signed the contract with "Correggio" to come and paint many cupolas and more in Parma

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
Several important marriages, parties, shows aso. One rimarkable was some years ago for the presentation of new models of Ferrari cars

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
Our palazzo is recognized by the italian superintendence of historical assets http://sabap-pr.beniculturali.it/ and part of A.D.S.I. (italian association of historical buildings) https://www.associazionedimorestoricheitaliane.it/adsi-english, beside part of "Castelli del Ducato" (association of Castles of the Duke of Parma https://www.castellidelducato.it/?lang

Would you describe your property as (or has it ever been in the past) a:

✔ Palace

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
Mentioned by "thousand places to see before you die" (NY Times) our accomodations have amazing views and equipped with kitchen beside being fully serviced by wify

Schloss Hotel Korb
Hotel in Appiano sulla Strada del Vino, Italy

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Year erected: 1236

What is the history of the property?
Built in 1236 by the family Korb, the roman Tower has changed ownership many times until 1918, where it was purchased by the Dellago family. Since the early 1960's castle Korb has become a small, family run luxury hotel.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
Roman - 12th century

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
In the surroundings there are many ruins, important buildings and historical sites.

Has restoration work taken place?
Yes

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
Painted ceilings in the entrance hall and in the chapel. Original paintings on the outside of the tower window and an original roman arch-window in the middle part of the tower overlooking Bolzano and the surrounding Dolomites.

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
Dr. Friedrich Tessmann was one of the preowners which opened the official South Tyrolean Library for historical interest. He also was a politician.

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
It's an official protected historical site.

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✔ Castle

Agriturismo Biologico Sant'Egle
Farm Stay in Sorano, Italy

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Year erected: 1300

What is the history of the property?
This resort was once a customs point in 1600, where anyone looking to cross the border between the Papal State and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany could find shelter and respite.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
Medieval

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
no is in the middle of countryside

Has restoration work taken place?
External preservatives.
The roof and the interiors taking energy saving into account

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
2 ancient ovens where the local community came to bake bread once a week

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
A pagan saint

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
It is a gathering place for the local community

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
In Italy there is a law that protects all buildings considered by the 'Belle Arti' of historical and cultural heritage

Would you describe your property as (or has it ever been in the past) a:

✔ Border customs

Castello di Rocca Grimalda
Country House in Rocca Grimalda, Italy

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Year erected: 1300/1700

What is the history of the property?
Initially a control tower, then expanded into a castle-family residence

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
A part of the castle was built in 1500 with a Renaissance style. The castle was then completed in 1700 in the Baroque style.

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
It is located in a small village with medieval origins

Has restoration work taken place?
It underwent changes in the early 1900s and was structurally renovated 20 years ago with the adjustment of the service areas, but keeping the structure unchanged.

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
The chapel has painted ceilings in the late 1700s.

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
From 1500 to the end of 1700 it was owned by the Grimaldi, one of the most important families of Genoa.

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
The village of Rocca Grimalda and its castle have for centuries been the subject of disputes between the Republic of Genoa and the northern countries that were trying to reach an outlet to the sea

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
The castle is officially recognised as a heritage building

Would you describe your property as (or has it ever been in the past) a:

✔ Castle

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
The castle is not an hotel, but a private mansion with some apartments for guests or as B and B.

The Barn B&B
Farm Stay in Margam, United Kingdom

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Its history is traced back to 1560's. A list of tenants prove that the barn existed since than.

Year erected: 1300

What is the history of the property?
The B and B and Cottages were part of the historic Margam Abbey that was built in 1247, The farm was built around the same time but was modernised in 1880 and updated by us in 2009

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
The main features now showing are Victorian, but look hard and you can see past there facard

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
Margam Abbey is 1 mile away and Kenfig Castle 1/2 a mile away still stands sticking out of the Sand Dunes.

Has restoration work taken place?
yes, but it still retains most of its Victorian features

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
the red stone in the building are thought to be ballast stones from the ships that sailed into Kenfig castle to collect wool from the Abbey for processing in Somerset

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
The Name Tyn y cellar is Welsh for the Cellerer who was no 2 in the Abbey next to the Abbot and was responsible for buying,selling ,hiring and firing for the abbey

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
In the early 1300 sand blew in from the coast and covered hundreds of acres of farm land and is still here till this day and now forms part of the Kenfig Nature reserve and SSI site.

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
Yes the whole farm is grade 2 listed, and has had a complete historical investigation.

Would you describe your property as (or has it ever been in the past) a:

✔ Farmhouse

Boutique Hotel Helmhaus Zürich
Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland

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Historic Hotel

Year erected: 1356

What is the history of the property?
Recorded history of guesthouse since 1356. Closely connected to the history of the City of Zurich and reformation times through reformer Ulrich Zwingly and his wife.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
late medieval time. No specific style since building is a simple city house style.

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
location in oldtown, several other historic town houses as well as city's main church Grossmunster 1 minute walking distance.

Has restoration work taken place?
yes, repeatedly over time.

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
currently none

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
Reinhard Family in the 1480s: daughter Anna Reinhard married Swiss reformer Ulrich Zwingli in 1524 at Grossmunster Church.

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
none verified

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
historically protected building

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
as many historic facts surrounding the hotel / guesthouse as could be traced back to 1356 available.

Hotel Palazzo Barbarigo Sul Canal Grande
Hotel in Venice, Italy

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Year erected: 1568

What is the history of the property?
It was the residence of a Venice Doge's family.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
Renaissance

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
It is situated in a historical town.

Has restoration work taken place?
Yes. Last one ended in 2007.

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
Our library still has its historical ceiling, decorated with gold leaf as rich families used in the past.

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
The famous Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio used our spaces to store his collection of pictures. Now some of the pictures are exposed in San Pietroburgo at Ermitage.

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
Venice Fashion week. Tv programs.

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
it is officially recognised as a heritage building.

Would you describe your property as (or has it ever been in the past) a:

✔ Palace

✔ Mansion

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
Our style mixes contemporary elements with typical Venice's decorations such as mirrors, tapestry on the walls, rich curtains and velvets.

Hotel Villa Rosa Antico
Hotel in Otranto, Italy

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Historic Hotel

Year erected: 1500

What is the history of the property?
una villa appartenuta al principe Garcia di Spagna .Gli fu data in dono dal re di Napoli per essere intervenuto ,con il suo esercito nella liberazione della nostra città ,Otranto ,dall'invasione turca

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
LA villa è del 1500 costruita in stile classico con materiali del luogo quali pietra leccese e carparo con volte a stella .

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
no

Has restoration work taken place?
Abbiamo effettuato recenti ristrutturazioni dell'esterno e alcune modifiche all'interno ,creando una lounge area e ristorante ,un nuovo ricevimento

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
Volte a stella

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
Principe Garcia di Spagna

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
no

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
Dimora Storica

Would you describe your property as (or has it ever been in the past) a:

✔ Mansion

✔ Villa

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
La villa è stata trasformata in un hotel 4 stelle mantenendo la struttura e conservando lo stile antico.

Château d'Island Vézelay
Hotel in Pontaubert, France

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Year erected: 1444

What is the history of the property?
local country lord with medieval rigts on farmers

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
end of medieval, begining of renaissance architecture

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
many historic buiding, church of vézelay, templar church, many medieval castel and roman church, old medieval cities of avallon semur en auxois, noyer sur serein, cistercien abbay of fontenay

Has restoration work taken place?
yes

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
ceilling, great salon, outside architecture

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
no

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
yes

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
yes

Would you describe your property as (or has it ever been in the past) a:

✔ Castle

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
It is a rural castel but with a special beautyto be recognized

Casa Giacometti
Vacation Home in Grosseto-Prugna, France

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Year erected: 1579

What is the history of the property?
Extract from the "Guide du Taravu" of the historian Lucette Poncin: "Located in the small hamlet of "Prugna" this "fortified house" (Casa forta) dating from the Middle Ages (1579) was originally built as an observation post and refuge. It is a testimony of this period. Built on a rocky promontory, it offers beautiful evidences of this period: machicolation, sundial, millstone. It is one of the oldest in the region.

What was the era and/or the architectural style in which the property was built?
Granite house of the middle age edited by Italian engineers.

The origins of this fortified house can be found in the Vatican Archives where it is engraved IHS on the Stone

Is the property surrounded by other historic buildings?
Carrying a historical heritage, the "Casa Giacometti" is studied in "le patrimoine bâti de la valée du Taravu" (work realized by the regional center of educational documentation)

http://www.casagiacometti.com/docs/taravu-en.pdf

Has restoration work taken place?
6 years ago the house was completely renovated

Are there any elements of particular historical importance at the building?
machicouli

sundial

grinding wheel

external stone oven

Are there any important guests or previous owners worth mentioning?
Michel Onfray was interested and other people not so known

Are there any significant events that took place at the property in the past?
resistance to barbarian attacks

Has the property received any certifications for its historical status?
Yes you can see

http://www.casagiacometti.com/docs/taravu-en.pdf

Would you describe your property as (or has it ever been in the past) a:

✔ Castle

✔ Fortified house

Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
These fortified houses are at the origin of the creation of the village of Grosseto because many craftsmen had to make their home there to be able to build these houses

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