In Spain, there are people who open their windows every morning and see a moat. A real moat, filled with water. They live in a castle. And many of these castles have been continuously inhabited since the 12th century. No one can enter to see them because they are privately owned.

In this video, we analyze 10 of these castles: Belmonte, Belalcázar, Loarre, Ucero, the Pazo de Meirás, Peñafiel, La Calahorra, a medieval tower in Burgos that has been on the market for two years for €95,000, the Castle of Viñuelas (judicial auction), and a castle in Ávila whose foundation has been unable to decide what to do with it for 40 years.

✅ Why some castles are privately owned and the owner decides the visiting conditions
✅ La Calahorra: only open on Saturdays by the owner's decision — no one else can enter
✅ Medieval tower in Burgos for €95,000: what it costs to restore it and why it hasn't been on the market for 2 years
✅ Historical Heritage Law: the tax deductions no one knows about before buying a listed building
✅ The Pazo de Meirás: the legal history and the current state of access
✅ Why Spanish castles are more authentic than restored French ones
✅ Silence and thermal inertia: the real physical advantages of living in medieval stone

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