The Castle of Montalto has long been family owned, first by the Berardenga
family, then by the Palmieri, and finally by ourselves, Giovanni and Diana
Coda-Nunziante, who acquired it from cousins in 1970.
We enjoy this life, not only because the income helps to maintain the estate,
but especially because the people who choose to come out to the country to
spend their vacation in beautiful surroundings in an historic context, who
welcome the simple life and the opportunity to visit the famous and less-known
art treasures of this incredibly rich area of Italy, are people we like.
We enjoy the opportunity to invite them into our home, to show them our collection
of ancient weapons and to repeat the history and legends of the 
castle, and we
enjoy talking to them.
Many have become our lasting friends.