58 castle hotels
Castle Hotels in Italy
Real castles and palaces in Italy where you can book a room for the night.
italy · Tuscany (Val d'Orcia)
Castello di Velona
A medieval Tuscan castle above the Brunello vineyards, transformed into a thermal spa — the GYG day pass at Castello di Velona gives access to infinity pools and spa facilities with Val d'Orcia views, not a tour of historic rooms
italy · Veneto — Treviso Province, Cison di Valmarino, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Hills
CastelBrando
A 10th-century Veneto castle turned luxury spa resort — pools along medieval walls, a Roman hypocaust, and Prosecco Hills views rated 4.9★ by 81 visitors
italy · Veneto
Zumelle Castle
A medieval castle in the Dolomites foothills with a mountain backdrop that most Italian castles cannot match — Zumelle's restored rooms, feudal history, and Medieval Tavern tasting make it one of the most distinctive heritage experiences in the Veneto
italy · Piedmont
Tagliolo Monferrato Castle
The Marquis's medieval castle in the heart of UNESCO Monferrato wine country — a private Piedmontese fortress where the noble family still leads the tour and pours the wine, in one of Italy's most underappreciated castle-and-tasting experiences
italy · Umbria — Branca, Gubbio, Perugia Province
Baccaresca Castle
A 12th-century fortress near Gubbio with towers, battlements and a centuries-old park, now with a full spa built into the historic walls
italy · Tuscany — Montalcino, Siena Province
Banfi Castle
The medieval castle here is the Banfi winery's headquarters — the hotel is Il Borgo, an 18th-century stone hamlet built beneath its walls for the farmworkers who once served it
italy · Veneto — Bevilacqua, Verona Province
Bevilacqua Castle
A 1336 Scaligeri fortress reshaped into a villa by Sanmicheli and remodeled Neo-Gothic in 1860 — a real day-visit museum route and a genuinely small 14-room hotel, both within the same historic building
italy · Sicily — Calatabiano, Catania Province
Calatabiano Castle
A romantic "castellized" estate between Mount Etna and the Ionian coast, near Taormina — built for a Sicilian prince in 1689
italy · Lombardy — Cassano d'Adda, Metropolitan City of Milan
Cassano d'Adda Castle
One of Lombardy's best-preserved Visconti castles, built by the archbishop who founded the dynasty — 30 rooms within the 13th-century fortress itself, a half-hour from Milan
italy · Marche — Acquasanta Terme, Ascoli Piceno Province
Castel di Luco
One of Europe's few surviving circular medieval castles, documented in a papal bull from 1052 — every room named for a woman who once lived there
italy · South Tyrol (Alto Adige) — above Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige
Castel Fragsburg
A 1624 hunting lodge above Merano — the medieval castle that gives the estate its name stands on a separate cliff nearby, and guests have never slept within it
italy · Tuscany — Monteriggioni, Siena Province
Castel Pietraio
An 11th-century tower on the Via Francigena, today the heart of a working Chianti wine estate near Monteriggioni
italy · South Tyrol (Alto Adige) — Merano (Meran), Bolzano Province
Castel Rundegg
A tower presumed to date to 1154, transformed in 1978 into one of Italy's first "beauty farm" wellness hotels — now an adults-only retreat minutes from Merano
italy · Piedmont — Oleggio Castello, near Lake Maggiore
Castello Dal Pozzo
A Roman-origin fortress redesigned Neo-Gothic in the 19th century for the Dal Pozzo family — three historic buildings above Lake Maggiore, now part of Preferred Hotels & Resorts
italy · Tuscany — Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, Florence Province, Chianti
Castello del Nero
A 12th-century Del Nero family residence in the heart of Chianti, restored by COMO Hotels — its Michelin-starred restaurant set in the castle's former stables
italy · Tuscany — Radda in Chianti, Siena Province, Chianti Classico
Castello di Albola
A 900-hectare Chianti Classico estate held by seven generations of the Zonin winemaking family, in a restored medieval borgo
italy · Tuscany — Casole d'Elsa, Siena Province
Castello di Casole
Built on a 2,500-year-old Etruscan settlement and known historically as Castello di Querceto — today a Belmond hotel on one of Italy's largest private estates
italy · Tuscany — Mercatale Val di Pesa, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Florence Province
Castello di Gabbiano
A defensive tower built in 1100 to guard the Florence-Siena trade route — today one of Chianti Classico's most important 370-acre sustainable wine estates
italy · Tuscany — Gaiole in Chianti, Siena Province, Chianti Classico
Castello di Meleto
A Ricasoli-Firidolfi fortress on the Florence-Siena frontier, with an 18th-century theatre inside — bookable for both a night's stay and a paid day tour
italy · Umbria — Petroia, near Gubbio, Perugia Province
Castello di Petroia
The birthplace of Federico da Montefeltro in 1422 — a fortified medieval complex near Gubbio, its suites spread across three genuinely historic buildings
italy · Veneto — Roncade, Treviso Province, Prosecco and Piave area
Castello di Roncade
A historic Prosecco winery in a 16th-century fortified villa, minutes from Venice's Marco Polo Airport
italy · Abruzzo — Casacanditella, Chieti Province
Castello di Semivicoli
A 17th-century baronial palace turned 11-room hotel by the Masciarelli winery family, with rooms named for the estate's former granary and prison cells
italy · Tuscany — Gaiole in Chianti, Siena Province, Chianti Classico
Castello di Spaltenna
A 10th-century monastery turned castle resort — its former parish church now houses a Michelin-starred restaurant
italy · Friuli-Venezia Giulia — Capriva del Friuli, Collio, Gorizia Province
Castello di Spessa
A 13th-century stronghold reinvented as a Neo-Gothic residence, today a golf and wine resort where Casanova once stayed
italy · Tuscany — Gaiole in Chianti, Siena Province, Chianti Classico
Castello di Tornano
A Chianti Classico estate seized by Frederick Barbarossa and granted to the Ricasoli family in 1167 — the same dynasty that codified modern Chianti wine
italy · Tuscany — Poggi del Sasso, Cinigiano, Grosseto Province, Maremma
Castello di Vicarello
A 12th-century residence restored over 18 years by one family — 10 suites spread across a castle, a converted watchtower, and a deliberately modern chalet
italy · Tuscany — Fosdinovo, Massa-Carrara Province, Lunigiana
Fosdinovo Castle
A Malaspina family seat since the 14th century, still owned by their descendants — today a museum, contemporary art center, and small B&B in the same historic rooms
italy · Tuscany — Monte San Savino, Arezzo Province
Gargonza Castle
A fortified medieval hamlet said to have hosted Dante in 1304 — 13 historic buildings restored across 500 hectares of Tuscan woodland
italy · Umbria — Valfabbrica, Perugia Province
Giomici Castle
An 11th-century fortress on a panoramic hill between Gubbio, Assisi and Perugia — a practical base for exploring three of Umbria's key destinations
italy · Marche — Granarola, Gradara, Pesaro and Urbino Province
Granarola Castle
A 13th-century fortress named for its Roman-era grain stores, restored into 18 individually designed residences — including one carved into the original storage caves
italy · Emilia-Romagna — Gropparello, Piacenza Province
Gropparello Castle
An 8th-century fortress granted by Charlemagne, held by the Anguissola family for 250 years — today paired with one of Italy's best-known medieval theme parks
italy · Piedmont — Guarene, Cuneo Province, Roero (UNESCO wine landscape)
Guarene Castle
A medieval manor rebuilt as a Baroque summer residence in 1726, in the Roero hills above Alba — visited by the King and Queen of Sardinia in 1773
italy · Campania — Limatola, Caserta Province
Limatola Castle
A Norman fortress expanded by Charles I of Anjou in 1277 — 30 rooms within the historic castle, a short drive from the Royal Palace of Caserta
italy · Veneto — Monticelli, Monselice, Padua Province, Euganean Hills
Lispida Castle
A 12th-century Augustinian monastery, rebuilt in 1880 — and King Vittorio Emanuele III's wartime headquarters in 1918-1919
italy · Tuscany — Serre di Rapolano, Rapolano Terme, Siena Province
Modanella Castle
A wine estate established in 1753 on a Tuscan hilltop — accommodation spread across apartment blocks rather than a single castle building
italy · Tuscany — San Jacopo al Girone, Metropolitan City of Florence
Montalbano Castle
A roughly 1,500-year-old castle whose rooms are restored cells from the San Marco convent — sleep in the "Savonarola Cell" with Florence views from the terrace
italy · Tuscany — Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena Province, Chianti
Montalto in Chianti Castle
A possibly Lombard-origin tower that gave its name to "la Berardenga" — a self-catering Chianti estate on the medieval Siena-Florence frontier
italy · Tuscany — Montespertoli, Florence Province
Montegufoni Castle
Where Botticelli's Primavera and Ghirlandaio's Adoration of the Magi hid from the Nazis — a Sitwell family castle that became a magnet for English and American artists
italy · Marche — Monterado, Ancona Province
Monterado Castle
A fortified village that Jesuit monks absorbed whole into a single grand palazzo in 1742 — later a honeymoon retreat for a Russian tsar's grandson-in-law
italy · Umbria — Monterone, near Perugia
Monterone Castle
A 13th-century fortress with a Templar tradition, just outside Perugia — 18 individually named rooms within the historic building itself
italy · Piedmont — Pavone Canavese, Turin Province
Pavone Canavese Castle
Once held by King Arduin, the Bishopric of Ivrea, and the House of Savoy — rebuilt in 1888 by Piedmont's most influential castle-restoration architect
italy · Umbria — Sellano, Perugia Province, Vigi Valley
Postignano Castle
Abandoned entirely in 1963, saved by a photography book cover, and restored into 22 suites across an entire medieval hamlet
italy · Tuscany — Seggiano, Grosseto Province, Monte Amiata, Maremma
Potentino Castle
Rebuilt from near-total ruin since 2000, on an isolated Amiata hillside once held by the Bishop of Chiusi
italy · Lazio — Proceno, Viterbo Province, Tuscia
Proceno Castle
A pentagonal fortress on the ancient Via Cassia, held by the same family since 1644 — its rooms occupy an original 13th-century defensive tower
italy · Piedmont — Alfiano Natta, Alessandria Province, Monferrato
Razzano Castle
A family-run relais in UNESCO Monferrato — 100 hectares of vineyards and olive groves, hosted personally by the Olearo family since 1968
italy · Piedmont — Rocca Grimalda, Alessandria Province, Gran Monferrato
Rocca Grimalda Castle
A castle held for 250 years by the Grimaldi family — yes, the same house that rules Monaco today — with a hanging garden over the Orba valley
italy · Tuscany — Monteroni d'Arbia, Crete Senesi, Siena Province
San Fabiano Castle
A tiny historic hamlet in the Crete Senesi built around a church from 867 AD — a Via Francigena watchtower turned family-run residence since 1950
italy · Lombardy — Cervesina, Pavia Province, Oltrepò Pavese
San Gaudenzio Castle
A 15th-century castle with 18th-century frescoed halls, an armory, and a library — its old stables now a year-round indoor pool with a retractable roof
italy · Tuscany — Lari, Pisa Province
San Ruffino Castle
A 17th-century castle and farmhouse with 500 years of history near Pisa — not to be confused with the unrelated Casa San Ruffino in the Marche
italy · Tuscany — Sarna, Chiusi della Verna, Arezzo Province, Casentino
Sarna Castle
A self-governing medieval "Corte" that sheltered fleeing monks during plague outbreaks in Arezzo — today a forested mountaintop apartment complex
italy · South Tyrol (Alto Adige) — Missiano, Appiano sulla Strada del Vino (Eppan), Bolzano Province
Schloss Korb
A 13th-century tower on South Tyrol's Wine Route, tied to a noted Tyrolean cultural scholar — now a boutique winery hotel run by the same family since 1918
italy · Abruzzo — Mozzagrogna, Chieti Province, Frentana area
Septe Castle
A Lombard-origin fortress and Italian National Monument in the Frentana hills — most of its 49 rooms sit inside the historic towers themselves
italy · Calabria — Firmo, near Altomonte, Cosenza Province
Serragiumenta Castle
A 16th-century Calabrian residence at the foot of Pollino National Park, held for over five centuries by the Sangineto and Sanseverino families
italy · Emilia-Romagna — Tabiano, Salsomaggiore Terme, Parma Province
Tabiano Castle
An 11th-century Pallavicino fortress on Roman foundations, today a diffuse-hotel hamlet above the Parma countryside
italy · Umbria — Titignano, Orvieto, Terni Province
Titignano Castle
Founded in 937 and fought over by Guelph Orvieto and Ghibelline Todi — a hilltop village overlooking the Tiber Gorge and Lake Corbara
italy · Umbria — Castel Ritaldi (San Giovanni della Botonta), Perugia Province
Torre della Botonta
A 14th-century border fortress between Trevi and Spoleto, run by a former Giro d'Italia cyclist as an eco-focused "albergo diffuso"
italy · Tuscany — Subbiano, Arezzo Province
Valenzano Castle
A late-9th-century Lombard watchtower held by the powerful Ubertini family — 9 rooms with no TV, no A/C, and panoramic Pratomagno views
italy · Emilia-Romagna — Vigoleno, Vernasca, Piacenza Province
Vigoleno Castle
One of Italy's Most Beautiful Villages, held by the Scotti family for eight centuries — suites in the castle's own watchtowers, reachable only by stairs