Rosenburg
(Website)
A castle of the 11th C. In the 16th C it was renewed in renaissance
style. Today you can watch performances with falcons and hawks.
Malbork Castle
(Website)
This castle in Poland was built by the Teutonic Order and is the largest brick
gothic castle in the world.
Ashford Castle
(Website)
An Irish castle which was built in 1228 by the Anglo-Norman and was the home for
the Guinness family for many years.
Schloss Porcia (Website)
A Renaissance castle in Austria which was built in 16th C. It is notorious
for a White Lady called Katharina of Salamanca.
Osborne
House
(Website)
A former royal residence in England which was built in 19th C for Queen Victoria
and Prince Albert as a summer home.
Schloss Starkenberg
(Website)
A castle in Austria which was built in 14th C in order to secure the Via Claudia
Augusta. Later it turned into a brewery.
Château de
Carrouges
(Website)
A French castle which was first mentioned in 11th C and has turned from a
building for defensive purposes into a country residence.
Broadway Tower
(Website)
A folly in England which was built in the end of 18th C and was used as a
country retreat by the architect and poet William Morris.
Ackergill Tower
(Website)
A five story oblong tower house in Scotland built by Clan Keith in 15th C. It is
placed near the grounds of the battle of champions.
Château de Chillon
(Website)
A castle on the shore of Lake Geneva which was made popular by the poem The
Prisoner Of Chillon written by Lord Byron.
St. Michael's Mount
(Website)
A tidal island at the coast of Cornwall which was administrated for a certain
time by the similar looking Mont-Saint-Michel in France.
Le Mont-Saint-Michel
(Website)
A tidal island at the coast of Normandy with a fortified abbey which were added
to the list of World Heritage Sites in 1979.
Książ Castle
(Website)
A castle in the Polish region Silesia, first mentioned in 13th century which
lies in an area called Książ Landscape Park.
Reichsburg Cochem
(Website)
The imperial castle in Germany was first mentioned in 1051 but was rebuild in
Neo-Gothic architectural style in 19th century.
Neues Schloss
Herrenchiemsee
(Website)
A castle built by King Ludwig which was modelled on Versailles so it offers a
state staircase which got lost in Versailles in the meantime.
Burg zu Burghausen
(Website)
With a length of over 1000 metres the castle high up the German town Burghausen
is the longest one in Europe.
Slot Loevestein
(Website)
A medieval castle with a moat which played a role in the novel 'The black tulip'
written by Alexandre Dumas, père.
Menkemaborg
(Website)
A brick-build house with a moat and a nice garden which was built in the 14th
century and altered around 17th century.
Euxinograd
(Website)
A former Royal summer palace complex and park build in the late 19th century on
the Black Sea coast in the north of Varna.
Powerscourt Estate
(Website)
A country estate in Ireland which is noted for its landscaped gardens, build in
13th and renewed in 18th century.
Castles, Manors and Abbeys in
Scotland
(Website)
A website with many photos and short descriptions about castles in Scotland.
Schwarzenberg Palace (Photo)
This Palace in Vienna was constructed by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt and has a
richly-decorated marble gallery inside.
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