7 Castles for sale in Sicily

The largest island in the Mediterranean carries a layered architectural history — Norman, Arab and Baroque influences stacked on top of each other — across a landscape that runs from Mount Etna's volcanic slopes to Baroque towns like Noto and Ragusa.

Renovation infrastructure is less developed here than in Tuscany or Umbria, and many interior villages have seen decades of depopulation that keeps prices low but also means fewer specialist contractors nearby — budget more time, not just more money, into any serious restoration project.