Saturday, July 19, 2025 is International Castle Day. But how? By visiting these magnificent monuments, of course! And we're ...

NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the ...

In France's southern region of Ariège ... one of the largest of Europe's medieval castles, in the period of the Holy Roman Empire. In the 19th century, it was made accessible via the FestungsBahn ...

Ditch the crowds of Paris or the French Riviera for this underrated region home to striking castles, prehistoric cave art, ...

Castles in our minds are often associated with fairy tales, with the romantic love of princesses and princes. In the world, ...

Explore 15 of the most beautiful castles in Europe, from fairy-tale towers in Germany to dramatic fortresses in Scotland and ...

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(What life in medieval Europe was really like.) Keeping powerAt 82 feet tall, the square keep of Arques rises over the countryside near Carcassonne in southwest France. The castle was built in the ...