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Welcome to the early 13th Century. Genghis Khan has just conquered China, King John has signed Magna Carta and Western Europe is gearing up for another pointless Crusade.
In northern Italy the Habsburg empire is thriving and the local gentry are building grand, new, fortified residences in dramatic, mountainside locations to show off their new wealth and status. Karneid Castle, just east of Bozen is an early example.,
Fast forward several centuries and in 1884 Baron Ferdinand von Miller, a wealthy Munich artisan & entrepreneur buys and lovingly restores Karneid. Today it is owned by his descendants and is one of the last intact, privately owned medieval fortresses in South Tirol. The castle continues to play an important role in the life of the local community and since 2015 is also available in the summer months for private hire as a base for activity holidays in the surrounding Dolomites.

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