Italy is giving away 100 castles for free, on the condition...

[joe]

"The project will promote and support the development of the slow tourism sector," Roberto Reggi from the State Property Agency told The Local. "The goal is for private and public buildings which are no longer used to be transformed into facilities for pilgrims, hikers, tourists, and cyclists."

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel...way-free-100-historic-buildings-a7739001.html

Castle rappelling, anyone?

 

[Anne]

Very cool. I'm seriously tempted to explore the idea of a retreat/pilgrimage centre. I have so many colleagues who travel to retreat centres like Iona (Scotland) and Corrymeela (Ireland)....perhaps we can shift our collective focus to Italy!