The tiny European nation of Luxembourg is famous for its castles, and gorgeous Romanesque Vianden Castle is the fairest of them all. It was built between the 11th and 14th centuries on the site of an ...

Castles (and palaces and châteaux) are fantasy settings out of storybooks for many. They can be spotted all over Europe, though, bringing fairy tales to life.

Bojnice Castle in Bojnice, Slovakia According to written records found at the Zobor Abbey, this Romanesque castle might have first been built as a wooden fort as early as 1113. Stone slowly began to ...

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 ...

With National Castle Day on the horizon, picture Portugal’s hilltop fortresses and coastal bastions opening up with special goings‑on behind the gates. A neat excuse to wander ramparts and explore a ...