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About Castle Collector

A Curated Marketplace for Castles & Historic Properties

Castle Collector is a specialized marketplace connecting buyers with castles, manor houses, palaces, and heritage estates across Europe, the UK, and the United States. We work exclusively with reputable international agencies and validated private owners, so every property you find here has been editorially reviewed before it reaches you.

We are not a transaction platform. We are the first step: the place where serious buyers and exceptional properties meet before the formal process begins.

What we do

Making the historic property world navigable

Buying a historic property is unlike any other real estate decision. The due diligence is different. The professionals are different. The emotional stakes are different.

We offer curated listings with in-depth property insights, immersive room tours, and editorial context that generic portals cannot provide. When you find a property that interests you, we connect you directly with the agency or owner responsible for it. Legal, financial, and transactional matters are handled entirely by those professionals. Our role is to ensure the right conversation starts.

Our properties

342+ estates across 16 countries

342+
Listings
16
Countries
129
Verified agents

From medieval French chateaux to Tuscan fortresses to Iberian palaces. Every listing is editorially reviewed before it reaches you.

Entry points begin well under €1 million. The price of a castle is often much lower than people expect.

US properties coming soon.

How the process works

Simple by design

  1. 1Your request is reviewed to confirm seriousness and intent
  2. 2Your information is verified to protect all parties
  3. 3The inquiry is forwarded directly to the responsible agency or owner
  4. 4From that point, the process continues between you and the real estate professional

We stay out of the transaction entirely. That's by design.

Our story

Built to fill a gap

Castle Collector began with a simple observation: there was no dedicated home on the internet for the castle niche. No platform built with the seriousness, focus, and editorial care that heritage properties deserve.

That gap is what we set out to close. Today the platform is built by a team with deep roots in European luxury real estate.

Our investors

Backed by Aquileia Partners

Aquileia Partners
Aquileia Partners

One of Austria's leading investment firms. Their backing reflects confidence in both the niche and the platform's long-term vision.

Our team

The people behind the platform

Jakob Schwann
Jakob Schwann

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

A Vienna-based entrepreneur with a background spanning asset management, brand building, and live events. As Managing Partner at Aquileia Asset Management, he understands the investment logic behind heritage property, not just its romance.

David Waschnig
David Waschnig

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

With a background in asset management and a technical education in engineering, David brings a detail-oriented, structured approach to a market that has long operated without one. The operational backbone behind the platform's curation process.

Who we work with

Agencies & private owners

Castle Collector collaborates exclusively with reputable international real estate agencies, validated private owners, and trusted professionals within the heritage property market. We do not collect transaction fees and we do not compete with the firms we work with.

If you represent a historic estate and are interested in listing with us, we'd welcome the conversation →

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