The 10 Most Haunted Castles in Europe

5. Castle of Bardi, Northern Italy

Bardi Castle was built in northern Italy in the 900s. The haunted castle is the setting of a love story that turned into tragedy. The lord of the castle had a daughter who fell madly in love with the captain of the knights.

According to the story, the young captain went to a long war. The girl spent hours looking at the horizon and hoping for the return of her lover. One day she spotted riders, but as they got closer she noticed that they were wearing the hostile colors. She believed that her loved one had died and she was so overcome with grief that she threw herself to her death.

However, their beliefs were wrong and their deaths in vain. Her young captain had indeed returned, wearing only the enemy colors to celebrate her triumph. As soon as he realized what had happened, he took his own life too.

Since that time he has haunted the castle as a ghost and searched for his lost love. Today the castle is a popular tourist attraction.