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Live royally this summer by taking a sojourn in some of Europe's most historic houses and castles.For some people ancient castles and stately homes are gloomy while others associate them with fairytales, four-poster beds and rose gardens.
If you are among the latter, you can spend a night or two living like a prince or princess in one of the many historic homes across Europe providing rented accommodation to the public.
"There are a total of 800 castles in the Loire Valley region, 100 of which are open to the public," said Melanie Jeschke from Maison de la France in Frankfurt.
France's tourist organization for historic houses, Bienvenue au Chateaux, counts 26 Loire Valley privately owned homes many of which were built in the 15th and 16th centuries.
The organization's catalogue lists a total of 128 stately homes, castles and manors in western France that offer bed and breakfast at less than $100 per night, Jeschke says.
Some of the historic homeowners along the German-Dutch border have formed the Culture & Castles association.
It has 49 buildings, including castles and monasteries all of which allow paying guests to stay within their walls.
A few of the homes are quite a distance from the German-Dutch border.
"We now count one house in Paris and two in Belgium among our members," says Sandra Kimm-Hamacher from Culture & Castles.
Guests have access to parks and gardens and a double room including breakfast in some of the homes starts at $141 a night.
Some of the more modern homes in the association were built in the 17th and 18th centuries while the oldest were constructed in the 12th or 14th centuries.
Spain can boast castles that are even older. The hotel chain Paradores has a total of 91 residences in Spain, 40 of which are historic homes.
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