House for sale in Parma, Italy - 25 bedrooms

This wonderful ancient castle was built around 846AD and belonged to the bishops of Parma. In the twelfth century it became part of the dominion of the Pallavicino and in the 1600's it passed under the control of the dukes of Farnese.

The castle has an internal courtyard with columns of Botticino marble. There is also a tall tower with original spiral staircase.
With five floors in total, the first of the two lower ground floors is used as a large stable and could be renovated for residential use or kept for its original purpose. The second lower ground floor is used as the wine distillation area and is fully functioning. There is a further area on this floor housing the prisons where you can still see the prison cells and torture chambers.
The ground floor houses the main living quarters and is 1500 m² large. There is an exceptional banqueting room which is often hired out for weddings and special events. The rooms on this floor have beautiful vaulted and frescoed ce

This wonderful ancient castle was built around 846AD and belonged to the bishops of Parma. In the twelfth century it became part of the dominion of the Pallavicino and in the 1600's it passed under the control of the dukes of Farnese.

The castle has an internal courtyard with columns of Botticino marble. There is also a tall tower with original spiral staircase.
With five floors in total, the first of the two lower ground floors is used as a large stable and could be renovated for residential use or kept for its original purpose. The second lower ground floor is used as the wine distillation area and is fully functioning. There is a further area on this floor housing the prisons where you can still see the prison cells and torture chambers.
The ground floor houses the main living quarters and is 1500 m² large. There is an exceptional banqueting room which is often hired out for weddings and special events. The rooms on this floor have beautiful vaulted and frescoed ceilings.
The first and second floors, each 1500 m², need to be completely restored. Both floors have no belle art or equivalent restrictions on them and therefore can be completely restored to the purchasers personal tastes with few planning restrictions.
The castle is situated on a hill surrounded by forests above and vineyards below.
The property includes 20 hectares of land with 9 hectares producing a D.O.C. wine.

5 km from the spa town of Salsomaggiore, 8 km from Fidenza and via Emilia. Parma airport is only 20 minutes away and the Milan/Linate airport is just over an hour away.
Ref: FIO-CA1
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