Cage's Castle

An exterior view of Schloss Neidstein in Etzelwang, Germany, taken on March 4, 2007. Actor Nicolas Cage reportedly purchased the castle last year for $2.3 million and is having the estate renovated to its former glory.

An entrance to Neidstein Castle is shown March 4, 2007. Actor Nicolas Cage purchased the 500-year-old Bavarian castle in Etzelwang, Germany, in 2006. According to reports, Cage, who lives in a fake castle on the outskirts of Los Angeles and once planned to ship a real castle there from Europe, bought this one after a visit to Germany.

An exterior view of Neidstein Castle in Etzelwang, Germany, on March 4, 2007. The 9,688-square-foot castle has 28 rooms, including 10 bedrooms and five bathrooms. After a massive renovation to the dilapidated 11th-century 10-bedroom castle in Bavaria, owner Nicolas Cage wants to use the estate, which comes with nearly 400 acres of forests and grassland, as a retreat.

Actor Nicolas Cage purchased Neidstein Castle for $2.3 million in 2006.

An exterior view of Neidstein Castle in Etzelwang, Germany, taken on March 4, 2007. Actor Nicolas Cage purchased the castle last year.

Owned by actor Nicolas Cage, Schloss Neidstein sits on a hill with a stunning view of its 395 acres of forest, meadows and fields. The castle has 28 rooms, including 10 bedrooms and five bathrooms.

An exterior view of Neidstein Castle in Etzelwang, Germany, taken on March 4, 2007. Actor Nicolas Cage, who is half-German, purchased the dilapidated castle and is working to restore it to its former glory.

He won an Oscar for "Leaving Las Vegas." Now, actor Nicolas Cage has a second residence outside the United States. The actor bought this 500-year-old Bavarian castle in Germany last year. Cage also owns a home in the Bahamas.

A view of Schloss Neidstein in the Bavarian village of Etzelwang, Germany, March 4, 2007. Actor Nicolas Cage, the star of such movies as "Ghost Rider," "World Trade Center" and "Leaving Las Vegas," paid $2.3 million for the 500-year-old dwelling in July 2006.