For the price of a small family home in San Francisco, you can buy a medieval castle with acreage in France. Messy Messy Chic gives us photographic tours of charming and historical homes for sale, some that need extensive restoration or renovation, and some that have been kept up nicely. All are utterly charming.
They include abbeys, towers, chateaus, manors, estates, schools, fortresses, and ruins. See 18 historical French properties that are on the market now. We can dream, can't we?