All places and events for tag: Castle

Discover the rich history and architecture of castles from around the world. Browse our list of iconic structures, from medieval fortifications to Renaissance palaces, each with its own unique story to tell. Explore the grandeur and splendor of these architectural wonders and be transported to a different era. Get ready to be mesmerized by the castles on our list and find your next destination for history and culture.

Whittington Castle
Whittington Castle
Whittington Castle, Castle Street, Whittington, Shropshire, United Kingdom

The strikingly picturesque and romantic ruins are steeped in history, tales of bitter border warfare, romance, and legend. Read more
Medieval Castle Dog-friendly
Château de Crèvecoeur-en-Auge
Château de Crèvecoeur-en-Auge
CRÈVECOEUR-EN-AUGE, France

Château de Crèvecoeur-en-Auge is preserved Medieval site with a fortified castle, surrounded by water, and with multiple historical buildings. Read more
Medieval Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Castle is an impressive historic fortress in Edinburgh, Scotland. Read more
Medieval Iron age Castle
Windsor castle
Windsor castle
Windsor castle, Berkshire, United kingdom

Windsor Castle is a royal residence in Berkshire. It is known for its long association with the English and later British royal family and for its architecture. Read more
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Caernarfon castle
Caernarfon castle
Castle Ditch, Caernarfon, Wales, United Kingdom

Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Wales. Read more
Medieval Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle, Dorset, United Kingdom

Corfe Castle is the site of a ruined castle in the English village Corfe Castle, Dorset. Read more
Castle Dog-friendly
Berkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Berkeley Castle is a beautiful historic fortress with rooms including a medieval kitchen and gardens with a butterfly house. Read more
Castle Historic site
Liw Castle
Liw Castle
Liw Castle, Liw, Poland

Liw Castle is a ruin of a gothic prince's castle built in the 15th century as a border watchtower in Liw. Read more
Medieval Castle
Kasteel Heeswijk
Kasteel Heeswijk
Kasteel Heeswijk, Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands

Visit Heeswijk Castle, a dazzling castle in Brabant, the Netherlands. Read more
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Kasteel Doornenburg
Kasteel Doornenburg
Kasteel Doornenburg, Doornenburg, the Netherlands

Visit Castle Doornenburg, a Dutch castle from the 13th century and a nice outing to do with children. Read more
Medieval Castle
Fonmon Castle
Fonmon Castle
Fonmon Castle, Fonmon, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Come and explore Fonmon Castle, a romantic medieval castle near the village of Fonmon in the Vale of Glamorgan. Read more
Medieval Castle Child-friendly
Rochester Castle
Rochester Castle
Castle Hill, Rochester ME1 1SW, United Kingdom

Visit Rochester Castle, a grandiose 12th-century fortress and discover the history of Rochester. Its stone tower is one of the best-preserved in England. Read more
Medieval Castle
Upnor Castle
Upnor Castle
Upnor Rd, Rochester ME2 4XG, United Kingdom

Upnor Castle, an Elizabethan artillery fort, was built for the protection of the English fleet that was docked in the Medway river. Read more
Castle Fort
Walmer Castle & Gardens
Walmer Castle & Gardens
Kingsdown Rd, Walmer, Deal CT14 7LJ, United Kingdom

Discover eight acres of impressive gardens, sea views, and explore Lord Warden’s Historic Home. Read more
Medieval Castle Gardens
Slot Loevestein
Slot Loevestein
Loevestein 1, 5307 TG Poederoijen, The Netherlands

Visit Slot Loevestein, a medieval castle in the municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, the Netherlands. Read more
Medieval Castle Child-friendly
Chateau de Coucy
Chateau de Coucy
7-9 Rue du Pot d'Etain, Coucy, France-le-Château-Auffrique

The Château de Coucy is a French castle in the commune of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, in Picardy, built in the 13th century. Read more
Medieval Castle Archeological site
Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke Castle, Castle Hill, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1XY

Carisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England. Read more
Medieval Castle
Caldicot Castle
Caldicot Castle
Caldicot Castle, Church Road, Caldicot, Chepstow Monmouthshire NP26 4HU, United Kingdom

Come and explore Caldicot Castle, a spectacular medieval castle in the town of Caldicot, built near the site of Harold Godwinson's former Saxon castle by the Norman earls of Hereford. Read more
Medieval Castle Dog-friendly
Le Château de Malmaison
Le Château de Malmaison
Avenue du Château de la Malmaison, 92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France

Visit Château de Malmaison, the former residence of Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais and Napoleon's last residence in France at the end of the Hundred Days in 1815. Read more
Castle Napoleonic wars Museum
Château de Hierges
Château de Hierges
Rue Roger Renard, 08320 Hierges, France

Explore Château de Hierges, a partially ruined castle in the commune of Hierges in the Ardennes département of France. Read more
Medieval Castle Dog-friendly
Vianden Castle
Vianden Castle
Les Amis du Château de Vianden asbl B.P.26 L-9401 VIANDEN, Luxemburg

Come and explore Vianden castle, one of the largest fortified castles west of the Rhine. Read more
Medieval Castle
Rockingham Castle
Rockingham Castle
Rockingham Castle Estate, Rockingham, Market Harborough LE16 8TH, United Kingdom

Explore Rockingham Castle, a stunning former royal castle and hunting lodge in Rockingham Forest. Read more
Medieval Castle Dog-friendly
Aberdour Castle
Aberdour Castle
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Aberdour Castle is located in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland. Read more
Medieval Castle
Dunnottar castle
Dunnottar castle
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, AB39 2TL, Scotland, United Kingdom

Explore Dunnottar Castle, a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeastern coast of Scotland. Read more
Medieval Castle Dog-friendly
Duart castle
Duart castle
Isle of Mull PA64 6AP, United Kingdom

Visit Duart Castle, a castle on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland. The castle dates back to the 13th century and is the seat of Clan MacLean. Read more
Medieval Castle
Castle Stalker
Castle Stalker
Appin PA38 4BL, United Kingdom

Castle Stalker is a four-story tower house or keep picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe. Read more
Medieval Castle
Blackness Castle
Blackness Castle
Blackness, Linlithgow EH49 7NH, United Kingdom

Come and discover Blackness Castle, a 15th-century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. Read more
Medieval Castle
Doune Castle
Doune Castle
Castle Hill, Doune FK16 6EA, United Kingdom

Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling district of central Scotland. The castle is sited on a wooded bend where the Ardoch Burn flows into the River Teith. Read more
Medieval Castle
Malbork Castle
Malbork Castle
Starościńska 1, 82-200 Malbork, Poland

Visit Malbork Castle, a 13th-century Teutonic castle and fortress located near the town of Malbork, Poland. Read more
Medieval Castle
Craigmillar Castle
Craigmillar Castle
Craigmillar Castle Rd, Edinburgh EH16 4SY, United Kingdom

Visit Craigmillar Castle, a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Read more
Medieval Castle Ruins
Doria Castle
Doria Castle
19018 Vernazza, SP, Italy

Come and visit Doria Castle, a hilltop castle dating to around 1,000 CE, reached by steep stairs & offering sweeping views. Read more
Medieval Castle Ruins
Castle of Óbidos
Castle of Óbidos
R. Josefa de Óbidos, Óbidos, Portugal

The Castle of Óbidos is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish of Santa Maria, Oeste Portuguese region. Read more
Medieval Castle
Falkland Palace
Falkland Palace
East Port, Falkland, Cupar KY15 7BY, Scotland, United Kingdom

Falkland Palace, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish Kings. Today it is under the stewardship of Ninian Stuart. Read more
Renaissance Castle
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
67600 Orschwiller, France

Visit Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg, a medieval castle located in the commune of Orschwiller in the Bas-Rhin département of Alsace, France. Read more
Medieval Castle Gardens
Olavinlinna Castle
Olavinlinna Castle
57130 Savonlinna, Finland

Explore Olavinlinna, a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Finland. It is built on an island in the Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the lakes Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi. Read more
Medieval Castle
Dunrobin Castle
Dunrobin Castle
Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland, KW10 6SF

Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, and the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland and the Clan Sutherland. Read more
Medieval Castle 19th century Gardens
Kreuzenstein Castle
Kreuzenstein Castle
2100 Leobendorf, Austria

Burg Kreuzenstein is a picturesque castle near Leobendorf in Lower Austria, Austria. It was constructed on the remains of an early medieval castle that had fallen into disrepair. Read more
Medieval Castle
Peleş and Pelișor Castle
Peleş and Pelișor Castle
Aleea Peleșului 2, Sinaia 106100, Romania

Visit Peleș Castle, a beautiful Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania Read more
Castle 19th century
Château de Methon Saint bernard
Château de Methon Saint bernard
Allée du Château, 74290 Menthon-Saint-Bernard, France

Stroll around in Château de Menthon, a medieval castle located in the commune of Menthon-Saint-Bernard, 12 kilometers south of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie department of France. Read more
Medieval Castle
Braunfels Castle
Braunfels Castle
Schloss 1, 35619 Braunfels, Germany

Braunfels Castle is a stunning Medieval castle rebuilt in 13th-century Gothic style with a program of open-air opera & events. Read more
Medieval Castle Museum
Beersel Castle
Beersel Castle
Lotsestraat 65, 1650 Beersel

Visit Beersel Castle, a gorgeous a medieval castle located in Beersel, Flemish Brabant in Belgium. Read more
Medieval Castle Child-friendly
Gravensteen
Gravensteen
Sint-Veerleplein 11, 9000 Gent

The Gravensteen is a medieval castle at Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders. Read more
Medieval Castle Child-friendly
Burg Eltz
Burg Eltz
56294 Wierschem, Germany

Explore Eltz Castle, a magnificent medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle River between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. Read more
Medieval Castle Dog-friendly
Arundel Castle and gardens
Arundel Castle and gardens
Arundel BN18 9AB, United Kingdom

Visit Arundel Castle, a restored and remodeled medieval castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England. It was established by Roger de Montgomery on Christmas Day 1067. Read more
Medieval Castle Gardens
Castle Kokorin
Castle Kokorin
277 23 Kokořín, Czechia

Visit Castle Kokorin in Mělník, Czech Republic. A beautiful historic castle, built in the first half of the 14th century by the order of Hynek Berka z Dubé. Read more
Medieval Castle
Soncino's Castle
Soncino's Castle
Piazza Prof, Via Ferrari Enea, 26029 Soncino CR, Italy

Visit Soncino Castle, a military fortress in Soncino, northern Italy. It was built in the 10th century, and it was active since the years around 1500. Read more
Medieval Castle
Château de Lagarde
Château de Lagarde
Bordeneuve, 09500 Lagarde, France

Come and visit Château de Lagarde, a ruined castle situated near the village of Lagarde, France. Read more
Medieval Castle French revolution Ruins
Castle Liechtenstein
Castle Liechtenstein
Am Hausberg 2, 2344 Maria Enzersdorf, Austria

Liechtenstein Castle is a privately owned castle near Maria Enzersdorf in Lower Austria. Read more
Medieval Castle 19th century
Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwansteinstraße 20, 87645 Schwangau, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. Read more
Castle 19th century
Hochosterwitz Castle
Hochosterwitz Castle
Hochosterwitz 1, 9314 Launsdorf, Austria

Explore Hochosterwitz Castle, a castle in Austria considered one of Austria's most impressive medieval castles. Read more
Medieval Castle
Kentwell Hall
Kentwell Hall
Long Melford, Sudbury CO10 9BA, United Kingdom

Visit this beautiful Tudor Manor House and traditional country house garden. Read more
Victorian Castle Tudor Gardens 16th century
Leap Castle
Leap Castle
Roscrea, Co. Offaly, Ireland

Leap Castle is a Medieval haunted castle in Coolderry, County Offaly, Ireland. It was built by the O'Bannon clan and was originally called "Léim Uí Bhanáin". Read more
Medieval Castle
The Castle of Cochem
The Castle of Cochem
Cochem, Germany

The Castle of Cochem is a medieval castle located in the Moselle Valley in Germany. It was built in the 11th century and has a rich history. Read more
Medieval Castle
The Castle of Gaeta
The Castle of Gaeta
Gaeta, Italy

The Castle of Gaeta is a medieval castle located in the town of Gaeta in Italy. It was built in the 11th century and has a rich history. Read more
Medieval Castle