[HN Gopher] Need a Home for 80k Puzzles? Try an Italian Castle
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Need a Home for 80k Puzzles? Try an Italian Castle
Author : Thevet
Score : 26 points
Date : 2024-01-02 21:17 UTC (1 days ago)
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| chungus wrote:
| https://archive.is/YGg6Q
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| and the website of the documentary:
| https://www.notablefeatures.com/the-puzzle-palace
| fragmede wrote:
| Having lived in the Bay Area for too long, castles seem
| positively affordable!
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| https://www.cabinetlenail.com/en/annonces/ref-na4-1277/15th-...
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| Of course, it's the upkeep that will kill ya.
| oh_sigh wrote:
| Depending where, but you'll also be expected to host people
| from the nearby towns for events, host town parties, weddings,
| etc, all at no cost or far below cost.
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| Or, you can not do that and be a social pariah and have the
| local government thumb their nose at you when you need
| something like permits.
| sherlock_h wrote:
| Would love to see the upkeep numbers. Some of these are
| surprisingly affordable. EUR1m for a well-kept 15 room castle
| isn't bad.
| m463 wrote:
| and missile silos!
| bitslayer wrote:
| "Then last year, on a whim, the Millers bought a 15th-century,
| 52-room castle" Translation:
| https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/translation-of-a-new-yor...
| throwup238 wrote:
| I'd wager that 52 room castle is cheaper than the average 4
| bedroom stick framed house here in Southern California. They're
| prohibitively expensive to maintain so no one really wants
| them. European governments have a maze of financial incentives
| to keep them from falling into complete disrepair.
| fnorder wrote:
| Imagine the heating bill.
| shagie wrote:
| The story from the blog post -
| https://ipp30.blogspot.com/2022/05/breaking-puzzle-news.html
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| > I made a few jokes in my blog post on May 2nd about wanting
| to buy a castle. Well, we did it! Now here is the real story of
| how this happened:
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| ... and then looking for the cost...
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| https://www.jamesedition.com/real_estate/perugia-italy/a-rea...
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| It's less expensive than many California properties.
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| 6 Beds; 4 Baths; 10,172 sqft; $107/sqft
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| (California *averages* at $425/sqft)
| robinhouston wrote:
| George Miller's website Puzzle Palace is a fun way to get lost
| for a few hours, if you like puzzles.
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| http://www.puzzlepalace.com/
| ajaimk wrote:
| How much was the castle? That's the key bit of missing
| information in this whole article
| _dark_matter_ wrote:
| The asking price was about 1 million US dollars.
| pmontra wrote:
| It seems that it was on sale for 990,000 Euro
| https://www.jamesedition.com/real_estate/perugia-italy/a-rea...
| wglb wrote:
| Being able to nerd-snipe Donald Knuth is a particular life
| achievement
| robinhouston wrote:
| The original announcement from Roxanne Miller's blog is charming
| too, and has a lot of nice pictures of the place:
| https://ipp30.blogspot.com/2022/05/breaking-puzzle-news.html
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