Craigievar Castle in Aberdeenshire is one of Scotland’s best-kept secrets — a raspberry-pink tower house built in 1626 that has stood almost unchanged for 400 years. — plus get weekly travel stories free.
Step inside Peleş Castle, Romania’s magnificent Neo-Renaissance royal retreat hidden in the Carpathians — one of Europe’s most beautiful castles and still one of its best-kept secrets. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
Ashford Castle in County Mayo has been standing since 1228 — now it’s one of the world’s most celebrated luxury hotels. Here’s what to expect when you stay — plus get weekly travel stories free.
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Schloss Lichtenstein clings to a cliff in Germany’s Swabian Jura — built in 1842, inspired by a romantic novel, and still privately owned by the same ducal family today. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
Bamburgh Castle rises from a volcanic cliff above the Northumberland coast — 1,400 years old, with Arthurian legend included. England’s most spectacular fortress that almost nobody talks about. — plus get weekly travel stories free.
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A royal palace for over a thousand years, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and filming location for Game of Thrones Dorne – the Alcazar of Seville is one of Europe’s most extraordinary castles, and the Spanish royal family still uses it today – plus get weekly travel stories free.
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Beaumaris Castle is widely regarded as the most technically perfect medieval fortress ever built — and it was never completed. Here’s the story — plus get weekly travel stories free.
Malbork Castle in Poland is the largest castle ever built — 21 hectares, three fortresses in one, and a history stranger than any legend. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
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From Ashford Castle on Lough Corrib to a cliff-top château in the Dordogne, these are the world’s most magical castle hotels you can actually stay in — plus get weekly travel stories free.
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Step inside Topkapi Palace, the Ottoman Empire’s extraordinary imperial seat in Istanbul — four courtyards, a hidden harem, a jaw-dropping treasury, and a view of two continents. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
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