Visit one of England's most picturesque castles, beloved by Rick Steves, where medieval history, dramatic views, and a ...

Ditch your steel sword and sturdy steed and bring a hearty appetite and dancing shoes ...

For centuries, medieval castles – hulking, isolated triumphs of masonry – have held a special place in the Western imagination, evoking at once a sense of history, fantasy, war and romance. They are ...

Germany's Neushwanstein is a textbook-like example of 19th-century Romanticism. In 1869, King Ludwig began building his medieval fantasy on the hilltop not for defensive reasons, but because he liked ...

TYKOCIN, PolandTYKOCIN, Poland — Fanciful turrets flank the thick fortress walls. A cannon sits in the courtyard. Inside the castle in the eastern Polish town of Tykocin, there are brand-new electric ...

To see Europe at its most castle-rich, try France, the continent’s castle heavyweight, or fortress-packed Wales—grand ...

The ancient castle was built in the 13th century and is one of the most impressive and well-preserved castles in Ireland, on ...

A medieval castle on 1,500 acres in Perugia in Umbria, Italy—with the privacy and freedom of a private home but with the top-quality service standards, amenities and safety of a luxury resort—is ...

Germany has around 20,000 castles spread across the country. The total includes intact structures, partial ruins, foundations ...