You could own this 29-bed hilltop castle near Milan for the price of a house in London

You’d be lucky to buy a two-bed flat for less than £700,000 in central London.

Even if you’re looking further afield, a terraced or semi-detached house in the capital costs more than £830,000 on average.

But in the rolling hills outside Milan, you could bag a 29-bedroom hilltop castle, with six bathrooms, for £665,000.

Have you ever imagined you were Timothée Chalamet frolicking in the grass, cycling tree-lined lanes and lounging sun-kissed by a pool in Call Me By Your Name?

That could be your reality as the new owner of Castello di Valdengo.

Its statue-lined patio and terraced gardens overlook an eponymous village just an hour drive from Milan, the financial and fashion capital of Italy, with a steady flow of wine for the Aosta Valley.

From a turret on top, you can survey the plains to the south and the rolling foothills of the Alps to the north.

Its red tile roof is in need of some care.

In fact, estate agent Sotheby’s warns it and some floors ‘need to be completely redone’, which they somewhat euphemistically call an ‘integral intervention’.

(It needs a slight polish before you can flood the patio with dinner party guests Picture: Rightmove/Sotheby’s)

(‘Some environments preserve the historical beauty and the traces of the noble origins’, the estate agent said Picture: Rightmove/Sotheby’s)

(Can you see yourself waking up to the sight of a fresco ceiling every morning? Picture: Rightmove/Sotheby’s)

That’s hardly surprising for a sprawling palace dating to the Middle Ages in its oldest parts.

Spread across four storeys, Castello di Valdengo is so big it’s currently only inhabited in part of the ground floor containing a living room, kitchen and dining room.

(This sitting room is giving ‘plant dad’ vibes.Picture: Rightmove/Sotheby’s)

(This property’s price tag might put London’s housing market to shame, but you’ll have a serious renovation project on your hands Picture: Rightmove/Sotheby’s)

(You’ll feel like a King or Queen surveying your domain from this castle perched on a hilltop (Picture: Rightmove/Sotheby’s)

Ref: You could own this 29-bed hilltop castle near Milan for the price of a house in London (metro)

Photo Credit- Rightmove/Sotheby’s