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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stone walls, pointed turrets, and arched doorways give the structure authentic castle character despite its modest footprint. The park its Today it serves as a beloved local landmark, the kind of ...

Archaeologists have discovered an amazingly well-preserved 640-year-old medieval castle directly underneath a popular hotel ...

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 ...