Johnny Depp is immersed in his return to cinema. The American actor is currently presenting his latest work, Jeanne du Barry (2023), in European cinemas; But he also has time for other activities, such as searching for properties to increase his real estate portfolio.
According to the latest information, the actor would be quite interested in acquiring a medieval castle in a small town of no more than 3,000 inhabitants in the Italian countryside. This is the Montalto Dora castle, and it is the pride of the town that stands at its feet.
Therefore, the fact that Johnny Depp wants to spend more than three million euros for its acquisition would not have gone down too well with the local inhabitants, according to some local sources confirm to the New York Post.
For the locals, Depp’s presence would be more negative than positive. They don’t trust too much in the type of “attention” that would fall on the area, and given the renovations to the castle in recent years to turn it into a point of interest, they fear that everything will fall on deaf ears.
The mayor of Montalto Dora expressed his doubts that it is precisely Johnny Depp who buys it: “A celebrity buying a historical monument like the castle of Montalto Dora would attract a lot of attention to the area, but we are not sure if it would be the ‘economic synergy’. ‘appropriate for the community,’ he declared.
Of course, if they take over the property, they would be the first to respect the purchase and sale agreement.
The castle is a complete fortress located on a mountain, with an area of ??22,000 square meters. Equipped with no less than eleven bedrooms, thirteen bathrooms, a chapel dating back to the 15th century and even a small adjacent castle with its own farm. It is an attraction for every lover of history and art.
Depp, for his part, would have been drawn to the impressive castle after directing a film about the life of the artist Amedeo Modigliani. According to the Post, he had already taken a tour of the building and with a luxury guide: the Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio.
