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Château et Jardins de Fre˙r, Belgium
The former summerhouse of the Dukes of Beaufort-Spontin offers walled terrace
gardens with 300 year old orange trees on the banks of the river Meuse.
Irish Castle Hotels,
Ireland
Resource with descriptive text and photos about Irish castle hotels like
Dromoland Castle in Co. Clare or Ashford Castle in Co. Mayo.
Castel del
Monte, Italy
The castle was built by the Holy Emperor Frederick II some time between 1240
and 1250. It is situated in the Apulia region in the town of Andria, near
Bari.
Fortified Places, France
A website about fortresses built by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
(1633-1707) or in the style of the Vauban period. Described places are
mainly in France but there are also some in other parts of the world.
Euxinograd,
Bulgaria
A former Royal summer palace complex and park build in the late 19th century on
the Black Sea coast in the north of Varna.
Schloss Tratzberg, Austria
A castle placed at the edge of the Lower Inn Valley in Tyrol. It is famous
for its court with amazing paintings and a room which shows the whole
Habsburg family in a painted tree reaching the walls.
Rosenburg, Austria
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.
Schloss Hof,
Austria
A palace next to the border of Slovakia with a large garden which descends
down to the March River across seven terraces.
Schloss Starkenberg,
Austria
A castle in Austria which was built in 14th C in order to secure the Via Claudia
Augusta. Later it turned into a brewery.
Schloss Artstetten,
Austria
This palace was the residence of archduke
Franz Ferdinand, whose death in Sarajevo had evoked World War I.
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Schloss Altenhof,
Austria
The castle next to the river Ranna houses the largest castle church of Austria.
The church in baroque style is available for weddings.
Burg Bernstein,
Austria
Here you can book a room, where Laszlo E. Almásy - the chief character of the
movie 'The English Patient' - had lived.
Burg
Clam, Austria
The castle near Klam was built in 1149 and is one of the most preserved castles
in the province Upper Austria.
Schloss Festenburg,
Austria
The Castle in the province Styria was build in the 12th century as a castle and
turned into a monastery around the year 1700.
Schloss Fuschl,
Austria
The Castle was build in 1450 as a hunting lodge and was one of the sets for the
famous 'Sisi' movies in the 50s.
Schloss Grafenegg,
Austria
The Castle was rebuild in the 19th century in the style of neo-Gothic Tudor
style and offers a great park today.
Festung
Hohensalzburg, Austria
The chief landmark of the city Salzburg was build in the 11th century and is one
of the most preserved fortresses in Europe.
Festung Hohenwerfen,
Austria
This strategic bulwark in the Salzach Valley was a set of the movie 'Where
Eagles Dare' and offers a historic falconry centre.
Kaiservilla, Austria
This villa in Bad Ischl was the summer residence of the Emperor of Austria Franz
Joseph and his family.
Schloss Kremsegg,
Austria
Kremsegg was home for old cars for many years, but changed into a museum of
music instruments nowadays.
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Festung Kufstein, Austria
The landmark of the city Kufstein was build in 13th century and changed
ownership several times between Tyrol and Bavaria.
Burg
Mauterndorf, Austria
The former occasional summer residence of the archbishops of Salzburg offers
many medieval experiences in its walls.
Residenz Salzburg,
Austria
The former residence of the Archbishops of Salzburg offers
several pompous rooms and a gallery for paintings.
Schloss Schönbrunn,
Austria
A great palace - which was the summer residence of empress Maria Theresa - with
one of the oldest zoological gardens nearby.
Schloss
Stubenberg, Austria
The complex, dating back to the 13th century, was expanded into a castle with a
nice arcaded court later.
Schloss
Belvedere, Austria
This palace was the summer residence of general Prince Eugene. Nowadays there are many interesting art
exhibitions inside.
Castles and Manor Houses
An UK based resource with a lot of useful information about the history and
architecture of castles and palaces. Many photos and a glossary are part of
the website.
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