36 Castles for sale in Lombardy

Italy's wealthiest region pairs an industrial Po Valley south with the lake district in the north — Como, the northern shore of Garda, Maggiore — where villas and historic residences command some of the highest prices in the country for their setting rather than their scale.

Land is genuinely scarce on the lakeshores themselves, which is what drives the premium; a short distance inland or toward the foothills, comparable historic properties trade at a real discount for buyers willing to give up direct lake frontage.