Visit Neuschwanstein Castle, the iconic fairy-tale castle in Bavaria, Germany, that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle
Clifftop Transylvanian castle marketed as Dracula’s — worth it either way.
The largest ancient castle complex in the world, with St Vitus Cathedral, the Golden Lane cottages and the hourly guard change.
The oldest of San Marino’s three towers, an 11th-century fortress on Monte Titano with views to the Adriatic.
Restored Romanesque-Gothic castle above the Our river, one of the largest west of the Rhine, with a chairlift to the view.
The Prince of Liechtenstein’s home on a crag above the capital — closed inside, but the hillside path gives the postcard view.
Mountaintop fortress, UNESCO-listed.
Renaissance castle built into the mouth of a cliff cave, with secret tunnels used by a robber knight.
Fairy-tale romantic castle above a town of thermal springs.
Fortress on Castle Rock holding the Scottish crown jewels and the one o’clock gun.
Storybook fortress on a rock island ringed by a river canyon.
Historic fortress and the Crown Jewels.
The oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world, the King’s weekend home, with St George’s Chapel and the State Apartments.
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