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Wartburg Castle
Germany
A hilltop castle where Martin Luther translated the New Testament.
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Akershus Fortress
Oslo, Norway
A medieval castle and later fortress guarding Oslo's harbour, with grounds open for walks and views.
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Alcazar of Toledo
Toledo, Spain
A hilltop fortress that crowns the city, now home to the Army Museum.
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Bellinzona Castles
Lugano, Switzerland
Three medieval castles and walls guarding an old Alpine route in southern Switzerland.
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Belogradchik Rocks and Fortress
Bulgaria
A fortress built among towering red rock formations.
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Bodrum Castle
Bodrum, Turkey
A crusader castle on the harbour, now home to an underwater archaeology museum.
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Castel dell'Ovo
Naples, Italy
A seafront castle on a tiny island, with views over the bay and Vesuvius.
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Castel Sant'Angelo
Rome, Italy
A round fortress by the Tiber, once an emperor's tomb, later a papal refuge.
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Castelvecchio
Verona, Italy
A red-brick medieval castle and museum with a fortified bridge over the Adige.
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Cēsis Medieval Castle
Cēsis, Latvia
A ruined castle of the Livonian Order, explored by lantern light, with a manor house beside it.
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Château de Castelnaud
Sarlat-la-Canéda, France
Medieval fortress with a museum of medieval warfare.
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Château de Gruyères
Switzerland
A medieval hilltop castle above the cheese village of Gruyères.
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Château des ducs de Bretagne
Nantes, France
Moated castle that was home to the dukes of Brittany.
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Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
Colmar, France
Restored hilltop castle with views over the Alsace plain.
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Château Royal de Blois
Blois, France
Château showcasing several centuries of French architecture.
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Egeskov Castle
Denmark
A Renaissance moated castle on Funen, with gardens, a maze and vintage vehicle collections.
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Fort St Elmo and the National War Museum
Valletta, Malta
A star-shaped fort at the tip of Valletta, key to the Great Siege and later wars.
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Frederiksborg Castle
Denmark
A grand Renaissance palace on three small islands in a lake at Hillerød, now home to the Museum of National Hi...
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Guimaraes Castle
Guimaraes, Portugal
A small hilltop castle associated with the birth of the Portuguese nation.
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Harlech Castle
United Kingdom
A clifftop castle with views over Snowdonia and Cardigan Bay.
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Hluboka Castle
Czechia
A white neo-Gothic castle on a rock above the Vltava, often compared to Windsor.
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Hohenwerfen Fortress
Austria
A clifftop fortress above the Salzach valley, with falconry displays.