Italian Castle (Along With its Own Town), $8.3 million
Clearly, no one actually needs a castle, and the last time having your own moat was considered “useful” was when the first Queen Elizabeth was tottering around London. But if you are going to buy a house (and we can all agree at least that houses are necessary), you might as well buy one that’s self-sustaining. Chances are that if you’re reading this though, dear Bloomberg reader, you do not know how to “farm the land.” But happily, if you buy this castle, you’ll have a town full of empty buildings that you can populate with more handy [read: competent] workers, who can.
Come on, you didn't really think we'd give you a whole list of actually useful things, did you? Where's the fun in that?
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