Netherlands' mansions now hotels

The northeast province of Groningen in the Netherlands once boasted around 200 castle farms or fortified manor houses yet only 16 have survived the ravages of time.

The good news is that many of these former "Borgen" which dot the landscape have been turned into museums, bed and breakfast hotels or art galleries. One attractive example is to be found in the little village of Midwolda.

Inside there are pictures as far as the eye can see. Maya Wildevurr uses the lofty chambers of the Ennemaborg to store hundreds of paintings. "What I would really like to do is turn the house into a museum," she says. The works here have been gleaned from all over the world, amassed on her many forays.