Tag Castles

Alnwick Castle, England

Alnwick Castle, England

Alnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in the town of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat…

Eilean Donan Castle, England

Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland

Eilean Donan Castle, on the main tourist route to the Isle of Skye, is one of the icons of Scotland and perhaps the most photographed…

Peleș Castle, Romania

Peleș Castle, Romania

Peleș Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia,…

Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Schwerin Castle (German: Schweriner Schloss, German pronunciation: [ʃvɛˈʁiːn]) is a palace located in the city of Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, Germany. It is…

Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, England

Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, England

Nottingham Castle is a castle in Nottingham, England. It is located in a commanding position on a natural promontory known as “Castle Rock”, with cliffs…

Castle Bellinzona , Switzerland

Castle Bellinzona , Switzerland

The Three Castles of Bellinzona are a group of fortifications located around the town of Bellinzona in canton Ticino, Switzerland. The group is composed of…

Castle Combe, England

Castle Combe, England

Castle Combe is a small village in Wiltshire, England, with a population of about 350. Ranked number 2 in The Times’ 30 best villages, it…

San Leo , Rimini , Italy

San Leo , Rimini , Italy

The Fortress of San Leo is a castle on the border of the Marche and Romagna regions of central Italy, and famous as the death-place…

Konigstein Fortress , Germany

Konigstein Fortress , Germany

Konigstein Fortress or Festung Königstein is a famous fortified structure near Dresden, Germany which has never been taken. It is unclear when Konigstein Fortress was…