Where is Castello Brown? Inside Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's wedding venue
Following their unofficial nuptials after the Grammys in Los Angeles, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker formally married in a Santa Barbara courthouse earlier this week. The power couple is apparently having their third wedding ceremony this weekend in a beautiful castle in Portofino, Italy. According to TMZ, the newlywed pair will celebrate their union in the historic museum Castello Brown, or Brown Castle, which is perched on a hill above Portofino harbor.
Portofino is a picture-perfect wedding destination, located on the northern Italian coast, southeast of Genoa. The castle not only has stunning views of Portofino Bay and the Mediterranean Sea, but it is also steeped in history. According to the venue's website, Castello Brown was a military fortress that dates back to 1425. The castle was taken over by the French in the eighteenth century, and Napoleon Bonaparte even fortified the structure with his men to keep British ships out.
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English Consul Montague Yeats Brown, who restored the castle into a private residence in the nineteenth century, gave it the name. Since 1961, the municipality of Portofino has owned it. The Castello is now a private event venue available for weddings and other parties, as well as art displays and gourmet events. According to their "Rates" page, renting the castle for a day between April and September costs between 3,500 and 5,000 Euros (about $3,700-$5,300), depending on the day of the week.
Castello Brown was also utilized in the 1991 film 'The Enchanted April', starring Miranda Richardson and Josie Lawrence, in addition to its rich history. The castle's interior is equally as stunning as its expansive grounds, with traditional craftsmanship and bas-relief sculptures carved from marble and slate. One of the ground floor rooms, according to Castello Brown's website, has its original furnishings and is bathed with natural light through gothic-style windows. The stairwell has a medieval-style timber vaulted ceiling with murals of saints and monarchs, and the staircase has magnificent laggioni ceramic tiles. Due to its scenic appearance, the terrace, where artillery was originally housed, today serves as a luxurious garden and is popular for tourists to snap photographs at.
On the first floor, there is a corridor with Lombard-style cross vaults that leads to themed rooms, including the Dolcevita room, which is filled with artwork of luminaries that visited Portofino, such as Winston Churchill and Walt Disney. Another section is dedicated to cetaceans, which include whales and dolphins, and is a collaboration between the Park Authority of the Portofino Marine Reserve and the Genoa Aquarium. A circular room filled with spectacular pieces of local history, including photographs of German Kaiser William II's last visit to Portofino and other intriguing gems, is also available.