Historic Hotels Worldwide welcomes 75 new properties to its ranks — all spread across four continents, 20 countries and 10 centuries.

To rank as a Historic Hotel, properties must be at least 75 years old; offer historic accommodations; serve as a former home or sit on the grounds of a former home of a famous person or significant event; be within or close by a historic district or landmark; be recognized locally; and display historically significant items.

The 75 properties included 55 in Europe, the majority in France; seven properties in Asia; and 13 in the Americas, the majority in Canada.

The oldest property on the list is La Bagnaia Golf & Spa Resort Siena, Curio Collection by Hilton in Siena, Italy, dating to the 11th century.

“The most memorable travel experience is to stay in a grand dame hotel built more than a century ago or stay in an iconic hotel that may have been a former castle, chateau, palace, academy, hacienda, luxury manor home, or monastery,” said Lawrence Horwitz, executive director, Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide. “These [75] historic hotels demonstrate the tremendous stewardship of their owners, leadership, and employees in preserving these wonderful historic treasures and the many centuries of stories of the people that previously lived, worked, socialized, or visited. Many are tremendous architectural and heritage landmarks. Each is worth exploring and visiting. The ultimate heritage and cultural travel experience is to stay in these hotels.”