Sammezzano

The original palazzo was erected in about 1605 by the Spanish nobleman Ximenes of Aragon. In the 19th century, inherited the property and remodelled it into one of the largest examples of Moorish Revival architecture between 1853 and 1889. Umberto I, king of Italy, visited Ximenes at Sammezzano in 1878. The palazzo served as a luxury hotel in the post World War II era; then was vacated and closed. A committee called FPXA 1813–2013, an abbreviation for Ferdinand Panciatichi Ximenes d’Aragon, was organized in 2012 to attempt to restore and preserve the palazzo, which has 365 rooms, each with unique Moorish revival decoration. File:Sala dei pavoni 04.JPG|The Peacock Room File:Sammezzano, sala 19, 05.JPG|Ceiling detail File:Sammezzano, sala del nodum solve 18.JPG|Decorative detail == In music ==

The Castle of Sammezzano can be seen in the 38 minute long video Beyond the Shores (on Death and Dying) by the band Shores of Null. == In popular culture ==

The castle was used as a filming location for the 1989 television horror film Dinner with a Vampire (Italian: A cena col vampiro) as well as the 2025 Sandokan series, where it was used to represent the residence of the Sultan of Brunei. == References==