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Holiday castles in North West Italy
4 castles
from £592 / night
£4,143 / week
from £415 / night
£2,900 / week
“A Dream Holiday” We drove up a mountain with horseshoe shaped curves, past waterfalls and soothing fall colored foliage with magpies flitting among the branches. We took a turn past a small bar, which serves one of the best cappuccinos in Italy; drove toward a tiny medieval town. After a short walk down cobbled streets, barely wider than outstretched arms, passing attached stone buildings and arches that seemed to be put in place by no discernible plan, but all fitting together with such beauty that shivers went up your spine, we reached our destination. Knocking with a large brass ring on the huge wooden doors of a summer palace of one of the Dukes d'Este, we were greeted by the enchanting current owners who assisted us up over worn granite steps to our brilliantly renovated suite. Openings from which arrows were fired in earlier days, now covered with stained glass. The next day it rained as I, in reverie, walked up and down the serene ancient streets with my umbrella.Plants in containers and growing from crevices in the rock walls were draping over every structure as an accompaniment for the flowers on every balcony and stoop. The following days it turned sunny. Rain followed by sun was good for the mushroom crop according to a local at the bar as the beautiful apennine Mountains came into view. We toured wine cellars owned by the "Duke” while receiving entertaining and knowledgeable instructions. And watched and were entertained as the current "Duke and Duchess” cooked for us, using lovely wine (with more than a a wee bit for our pleasure) and olive oil grown and produced by the father of the Duchess. The Duke's always jovial enthusiasm and the Duchess' warm laugh would replace Mona Lisa's grin with a full toothed smile and would encourage Michelangelo's David to put on some trousers and come to the table.
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