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Castle in Europe
152 places, most popular first.
- Church, mosque or temple 248
- Neighbourhood 157
- Museum 154
- Historic site 153
- Castle 152
- Viewpoint 94
- Square 82
- Ruins 67
- Palace 64
- Market 61
- National park 58
- Other 56
- Monument 56
- Mountain 54
Castle places
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Château Royal d'Amboise
Amboise, France
Royal château above the Loire where kings grew up.
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Citadel of Victoria
Victoria, Malta
A fortified hilltop citadel above Victoria with a cathedral and wide views.
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Conwy Castle
Betws-y-Coed, United Kingdom
A 13th-century fortress with eight towers and a walled town.
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Dublin Castle
Dublin, Ireland
A government complex built on a Viking and Norman site, with state apartments and a medieval tower.
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Dunluce Castle
Bushmills, United Kingdom
Dramatic medieval castle ruins perched on a sea cliff.
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Gibralfaro Castle
Málaga, Spain
A hilltop castle above the Alcazaba with the best view over Malaga and the Mediterranean.
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Gjirokaster Castle
Gjirokaster, Albania
A vast fortress above the town, with a military museum and sweeping views down the valley.
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Golubac Fortress
Serbia
A medieval fortress with ten towers on the Danube at the entrance to the Iron Gates gorge.
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Hohenschwangau Castle
Füssen, Germany
The yellow castle where Ludwig II grew up, across the valley from Neuschwanstein.
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Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle
Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
A medieval fortress on a rocky outcrop above a deep river canyon.
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Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny, Ireland
A restored Norman castle with a long gallery, parkland and a view of the Nore.
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Kruje Castle and Skanderbeg Museum
Kruje, Albania
A castle on a rocky hill with a museum devoted to the 15th-century hero Skanderbeg.
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Olavinlinna Castle
Savonlinna, Finland
A medieval island castle with round towers rising from the water, in the heart of the Finnish Lakeland.
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Orava Castle
Slovakia
A castle built on a tall rock above the Orava river, long used as a film location.
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Palamidi Fortress
Nafplio, Greece
A Venetian fortress above Nafplio, reached by a long flight of steps.
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Reichsburg Cochem
Cochem, Germany
A hilltop castle above the Moselle, rebuilt in the nineteenth century in a romantic style.
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Spilberk Castle
Brno, Czechia
A hilltop fortress overlooking Brno with museum exhibitions and a famous prison past.
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Tintagel Castle
United Kingdom
Clifftop ruins tied to the legend of King Arthur, reached by a new footbridge.
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Toompea Castle
Tallinn, Estonia
The hilltop castle that is now home to the Estonian parliament, with the tower Tall Hermann.
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Turaida Museum Reserve
Sigulda, Latvia
A red-brick medieval castle on a hill above the Gauja valley, with a sculpture park and a wooden church.