The black 'Crow Castle', the oldest surviving keep in Japan, at the gateway to the Northern Alps.
The Hunza valley capital under Rakaposhi, the Baltit fort and apricot orchards on the Karakoram Highway.
Mountaintop fortress, UNESCO-listed.
Apricot orchards and forts beneath 7,000-metre Karakoram peaks.
Neo-Renaissance royal retreat in the Carpathian foothills at Sinaia.
Lakes, oak woods and Muckross House below Irelandโs highest mountains, explored by jaunting car or bicycle.
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