A ruined island castle in County Roscommon holds one of Ireland’s oldest love stories — the night swimmer who crossed the lake in darkness for years to mourn his beloved. — plus get weekly travel stories free.
A ruined island castle in County Roscommon holds one of Ireland’s oldest love stories — the night swimmer who crossed the lake in darkness for years to mourn his beloved. — plus get weekly travel stories free.
The 13th-century castle at Sirmione rises from Lake Garda on three sides of water — built by the medieval family whose name Shakespeare immortalised as Prince Escalus. — plus get weekly travel stories free.
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Perched on a 367-foot cliff above the Orava River, this Slovak fortress starred as Count Orlok’s lair in Nosferatu — cinema’s first great vampire film. Here’s the story behind one of Central Europe’s most extraordinary castles — and why almost no one knows it exists. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
Inveraray Castle has overlooked Loch Fyne since 1746, still home to the Duke of Argyll and famous as the filming location for Downton Abbey’s Highland scenes — plus get weekly travel stories free.
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Carreg Cennen Castle rises nearly 300 feet above the Brecon Beacons on a sheer limestone crag — with a mysterious vaulted cave hidden in its foundations. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
In 1997, a team in Burgundy began building a real medieval castle using only 13th-century tools and techniques — no machinery, no concrete, no shortcuts. It isn’t finished yet. — plus get weekly travel stories free.
The Alhambra in Granada is the finest Islamic palace in Europe — and it nearly ceased to exist. The story of how one soldier saved it from Napoleon’s demolition order, and how an American writer brought it back to the world — plus get weekly travel stories free.
The Rock of Cashel rose as an ancient throne of Irish kings — then a king gave it to God for good. Here’s the full story, and why it’s one of the most extraordinary places in Ireland — plus get weekly travel stories free.
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Chateau de Chillon has floated on Lake Geneva for nearly a thousand years. Inside its dungeon, a prisoner wore a groove in the stone floor – and a poet carved his name on a pillar. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
