Visit Mont Saint-Michel, a stunning island commune in Normandy, France, known for its medieval architecture and tidal surroundings
Cycle the Trail of the Eagles' Nests (Szlak Orlich Gniazd), a scenic route connecting medieval castles in Poland
Clifftop Transylvanian castle marketed as Draculaโs โ worth it either way.
A medieval fortress on a rock in a canyon of the Smotrych river, the most dramatic castle in Ukraine.
'Here Portugal was born': the castle of the first king and a UNESCO medieval centre.
Edward I's ring of eight towers and the most complete medieval walls in Britain, on the Snowdonia coast.
The "witchesโ passage" walkway between the Guaita and Cesta towers.
Second tower on Monte Titanoโs highest summit, home to the ancient-arms museum.
The oldest of San Marinoโs three towers, an 11th-century fortress on Monte Titano with views to the Adriatic.
Ottoman fortress on the Dniester.
Restored Romanesque-Gothic castle above the Our river, one of the largest west of the Rhine, with a chairlift to the view.
Castle above a horseshoe harbour.
Medieval castle above Balzers.
Red-brick Gothic castle on an island in Lake Galve, home of the Karaim community and their kibinai pastries.
Mighty medieval castle, UNESCO-listed.
Red-brick castle above the Gauja.
Renaissance castle built into the mouth of a cliff cave, with secret tunnels used by a robber knight.
Round medieval fortress on the Dniester.
Dramatic castle ruin perched on a basalt cliff edge.
A fortified hill inhabited for 5,000 years, its medieval stone ramp and gate towering over the old city.
The great Crusader castle, UNESCO-listed.
Fairytale medieval walled city, UNESCO-listed.
Medieval capital on the Yantra gorge.
One of Europeโs largest castle ruins, sprawled across a travertine hill.
Island castle at the meeting of three sea lochs โ Scotlandโs most photographed.
16th-century castle, UNESCO-listed.
Fairy-tale town wrapped in a bend of the Vltava, with a painted castle tower and a baroque theatre that still works.
Storybook fortress on a rock island ringed by a river canyon.
Walled medieval town of whitewashed lanes and bougainvillea, where ginjinha cherry liqueur is served in chocolate cups.
Historic fortress and the Crown Jewels.
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