18 Spectacular Castles on a Cliff
byMany castles take advantage of natural features of the local landscape in which they are built in order to increase their defensive power –…
Many castles take advantage of natural features of the local landscape in which they are built in order to increase their defensive power –…
Roman forts, known in Latin as Castrum (plural Castra), were designated plots of land used as military encampments. Throughout the Roman Republic and the…
Founded by Tsar Peter the Great of Russia on 27th May 1703, the city of Saint Petersburg is synonymous with the birth of the…
Located in the small town of Vianden in the north of Luxembourg, just 55 kilometers from the capital Luxembourg City, Vianden Castle is an…
Sintra is an enchanting Portuguese city, just an hour away from Lisbon. It has been one of the most visited cities in Portugal for…
The Disney theme parks are loved for their rides, characters and overall sense of magic, but one of the things that really sets them…
Britain is home to thousands of castles, from the powerful Norman stone keeps that first brought castles to the British Isles, to the concentric…
Deriving from the Latin turris meaning ‘tower’ and the Italian Torretta meaning ‘little tower’, turrets were small towers added onto existing structures in castles,…
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 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 have a fearsome reputation in the modern imagination – they are dark, subterranean prisons, where unfortunate captives would be held in squalid…
Throughout the medieval period castles were built in a huge variety of styles and with many different functions – there were simple wooden motte-and-bailey…