Malbork Castle in Poland covers 21 hectares — four times Windsor — and most travellers have never heard of it. Here’s the story of the warrior monks who built it, the war that nearly destroyed it, and why it’s unmissable — plus get weekly travel stories free.
The largest castle ever built — and the medieval knights who raised it from a swamp Read More »
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.
Built into the face of a sheer cliff 123 metres above the valley floor, Predjama Castle in Slovenia is one of Europe’s most astonishing fortresses — and its story of a year-long siege, a secret cave tunnel, and a treacherous servant is even wilder than its setting. — 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.
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.
Nobody talks about the world’s largest castle — it’s in Poland Read More »
From Slovakia’s dreamlike Bojnice to Poland’s record-breaking Malbork, Eastern Europe hides some of the most spectacular castles on Earth — and most tourists never find them. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
The fairytale castles of Eastern Europe that most travellers never find Read More »
