Castle of the Owls - Pavilions of Splendour International Inc.

Category: Castles

Code: ITALYCASTLE

Location: Piemonte, Italy
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Price: POA

Ever dreamt of owning your own castle, it could easily come true if you don't mind sharing it with the owls!

This beautiful property is located between the villages of Casorzo and Grazzano just north of Asti with views over rolling hills and vineyards and to the north the entire Alpine range.

There are two gates into the property, outside the first set of gates there is a garage and storage facilities.
Entering the property there is another set of garages and a car park/driveway area before you immediately spot the magnificent 16 x 8 swimming pool which is the gem of the lower garden, complete with a pool house and space for sunbathing.

The castle has four en-suite bedrooms, library, living/dining area and kitchen with wood burning Rayburn, gas stove with electric oven. Cantina with Baxi pellet boiler.

Passing the garden tower you enter through the portcullis into the kitchen garden overlooked by Neptune on his fountain.

The kitchen block consists of the authentic open kitchen/living area, a spacious bedroom and a bathroom/laundry with a kitchen terrace to the side. From here you enter the lower courtyard with the boiler house tower and access to the dungeon!

A few more steps take you up to the upper courtyard and the tower. The tower consist of a fantastic library and a bathroom on the ground floor, a bedroom with en-suite bathroom on the first floor, another bedroom with en-suite on the second floor and then a study/atelier on the second floor.

A glass elevator serves the upper floors and a bridge from the first floor leads to the boiler house tower. The castle has solar power hot water system and solar power electricity.

There is a full cellar underneath the castle, and of course a dungeon for troublesome guests.

The castle is set within 8,430 m2 of woodland with a kitchen garden, well and 16 x 8 swimming pool. Two three-vehicle space garages.

This beauty of a property is located between the villages of Casorzo and Grazzano just north of Asti, within walking distance of both, but in a very private setting. The access to the castle is on a quiet country road through the woods, always with a view to the tower ahead. The entrance is of course illuminated.

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