Cape Town’s ‘the Castle’, an imitation
of Germany’s Lichtenstein Castle, a historic neo-Gothic fortress, houses
a banquet hall lined with armour suits and stained windows, 12 bedrooms and a swimming
pool. With views over the city's Hout Bay, there is a helipad and
natural waterfall, accessible only by a private mountain road or
helicopter.
‘The Castle’ is one of the most
famous real estate landmarks of Cape Town, formerly a guest house
and popular wedding reception venue.
However, it has now closed a deal
during 2012, sold to a ‘high-profile’ Russian businessman for $2.2million.
This is just one piece of prime
real estate acquired from the Cape Town market by a Russian. It has
been claimed by local real estate agents that affluent Russian buyers have also
purchased numerous other multi-million-dollar homes along the city's coast
over the last several years, moving into the region's blend
of sun, mountains and sea.
