Palaces in St Petersburg
Founded by Tsar Peter the Great of Russia on 27th May 1703, the city of Saint Petersburg is synonymous with the birth of the…
Vianden Castle in Luxembourg
Located in the small town of Vianden in the north of Luxembourg, just 55 kilometers from the capital Luxembourg City, Vianden Castle is an…
Castles of Sintra
Sintra is an enchanting Portuguese city, just an hour away from Lisbon. It has been one of the most visited cities in Portugal for…
Best Palaces in Prague
Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and the largest city in the country, with a population of some 1.3 million people. As…
Amazing Castles at Disney Parks
The Disney theme parks are loved for their rides, characters and overall sense of magic, but one of the things that really sets them…
10 Castles near Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony, and today it is the second-largest city in Saxony and twelfth largest in…
The Best Castles in Britain
Britain is home to thousands of castles, from the powerful Norman stone keeps that first brought castles to the British Isles, to the concentric…
10 Castles with Turrets to Visit
Deriving from the Latin turris meaning ‘tower’ and the Italian Torretta meaning ‘little tower’, turrets were small towers added onto existing structures in castles,…
Desert Castles and Crusader Castles in Jordan
Umayyad Desert Castles In Jordan Mostly scattered throughout the semi-arid regions of northeast Jordan, Umayyad desert castles are fortified structures built under the Umayyad…
Renaissance Palaces
Known for marking the transition from the middle ages to the early modern period, the Italian Renaissance revolutionized many aspects of our society. Although…
Medieval Castle Defence – Defending a Castle from Siege
Medieval warfare revolved around sieges. Set-piece field battles were not only incredibly bloody but were also highly risky for both sides involved – even…
Castle Dungeons
Castle dungeons have a fearsome reputation in the modern imagination – they are dark, subterranean prisons, where unfortunate captives would be held in squalid…