Many of these castles are medieval in origin, dating from the 11th to the 15th century. Some, perhaps the more flamboyant, are of the Georgian era or the neo-gothic revival in the Victorian Age.
And, if you’re looking to plant some roots in the area, a 19th-century castle on a private island with shimmering turquoise-blue water lapping its rocky shores just hit the market for $9.78 million.
In the city of Trieste, Miramare Castle was the fanciful neo-Gothic home of Archduke Maximilian of Austria. Twenty minutes up the coast, the 14th-century Castle of Duino is surrounded by ...