Near Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna is this 70-room handyman's special, but look what you get to work with. Constructed around 1400 to control roads from the Po River Valley to the Appenine passes, you can tell from the ceilings that by the 16th century it was being turned into a luxury palace.
At nearly 34,000 square feet, this property is not for the faint of heart nor, presumably, the shallow of pocket (price to be negotiated). But you would end up with a magnificent property in one of Italy's richest cultural areas, home of Cremona (violins), Ferrara (swords, and Mantegna), Modena (balsamic vinegar), and Parma (prosciutto and the real Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and the Teatro Reggio, home of the most discerning, or perhaps just the noisiest, opera audience on earth).
The property has electricity, water, gas, and telephone in place, so you can plug in all your new Falcetta power tools and get right to work.
Of course the DIY theme here is just a mild joke: you will need a trustworthy contractor, an army of craftspeople, and a sheaf of government permission forms. But a person of boundless energy and imagination could have a hotel, a corporate retreat, a culinary college, a performing arts center, or all of those in one. Living here may not guarantee you will marry a duke or a contessa, but it couldn't hurt.
Price to be determined
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http://romolini.co.uk/en/348_2_castle_for_sale_piacenza/property_details.php?id=348
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