Visit Neuschwanstein Castle, the iconic fairy-tale castle in Bavaria, Germany, that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle
Visit Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Japan's most iconic and well-preserved feudal castles
Visit Matsue Castle, one of Japan's few remaining original feudal castles located in Shimane Prefecture
Visit the fairytale-like Moszna Castle in Poland, known for its 99 towers and beautiful gardens
Visit the historic Ksiaz Castle in Poland, one of the largest castles in the country with beautiful architecture and gardens
Visit the abandoned Burj Al Babas castle village in Turkey, a surreal landscape of hundreds of identical fairy-tale castles left unfinished.
The largest ancient castle complex in the world, with St Vitus Cathedral, the Golden Lane cottages and the hourly guard change.
The blue city under the Mehrangarh fort, the biggest and most dramatic in Rajasthan.
A 17th-century British fortress on a volcanic hill, the "Gibraltar of the West Indies", with views to five islands.
Restored Romanesque-Gothic castle above the Our river, one of the largest west of the Rhine, with a chairlift to the view.
Restored gateway fortress and madrasas on the old road west of Dushanbe.
The Prince of Liechtensteinโs home on a crag above the capital โ closed inside, but the hillside path gives the postcard view.
Medieval castle above Balzers.
Mighty medieval castle, UNESCO-listed.
Red-brick Gothic castle on an island in Lake Galve, home of the Karaim community and their kibinai pastries.
Majestic riverside fortress-monastery.
Red-brick castle above the Gauja.
Cafe-lined riverside old town.
A 17th-century round tower fort with murder holes and honey traps, beside Nizwaโs Friday goat market.
Dutch colonial ramparts around a living town of boutique hotels, lighthouse and cricket on the green.
The great Crusader castle, UNESCO-listed.
Ottoman stone city below a hilltop castle.
Fairytale medieval walled city, UNESCO-listed.
The oldest European building in sub-Saharan Africa, a haunting slave-trade fort.
One of the oldest continuously inhabited sites.
Neo-Renaissance royal retreat in the Carpathian foothills at Sinaia.
Baroque town of castles and bull's-blood wine.
Ottoman-era citadel quarter stacked above the bay of Algiers.
The "Camelot of Africa" โ a walled compound of 17th-century stone castles built by Ethiopian emperors.
Belarusโs best-preserved historic centre, with two castles above the Neman.
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