4 Castles for sale in Abruzzo

East of Rome, Abruzzo's Gran Sasso massif and national parks make it one of the most mountainous regions in Italy, with a hill-town and fortress architecture shaped by the Apennines rather than by the coastal trade routes that built Tuscany's or Campania's wealth.

The region remains largely undiscovered by international buyers relative to its landscape, keeping prices low, though its seismic history — the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake was centred here — makes a structural survey with specific attention to seismic reinforcement worth commissioning before any purchase.