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  • - [Voiceover] Hidden away in the Tuscan hills

  • of northern Italy,

  • this beautiful Moorish castle was built in 1605,

  • but for more than two decades, it's been sitting empty.

  • There are 365 rooms in the Castello di Sammezzano,

  • one for every day of the year.

  • The Moroccan-style palatial villa

  • is a labyrinth of exquisitely tiled rooms,

  • each one intricately unique.

  • The castle was once a luxury hotel, restaurant, and bar,

  • but closed its doors in the early 1990s.

  • It wasn't until 2013 that a local non-profit committee

  • was founded to help raise awareness

  • for the increasingly decaying castle.

  • They have no ownership of Sammezzano,

  • but they help to arrange and promote rare public openings.

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