Ital Reding-Hofstatt

Central Switzerland


Set in baroque gardens, this turreted mansion was once the home of mercenary soldiers. Roam the 17th-century manor’s wood-panelled rooms and vaulted cellar and the adjacent 13th-century Haus Bethlehem for a taste of the past.


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