Unravelling the mystery behind the megalithic stone walls of Saksaywaman
Lying on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco in Peru, lies the walled complex of Saksaywaman (Sacsayhuaman). The site is famed for its remarkable large dry stone…
Falkenstein Castle
Niederfalkenstein Castle is a medieval castle near Obervellach in Carinthia, Austria. It is part of the larger Falkenstein fortification complex; while the main fortress of Oberfalkenstein today is a ruin, the lower barbican of…
The History of Stolpen Castle
The culturally and historically significant monument of Stolpen Castle has always been of importance to the country’s history, both as a secondary residence of the Meissen bishops…
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle (Caisteal Dhùn Bheagain) is located 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of…
Będzin Castle
The Będzin Castle is a castle in Będzin in southern Poland. The stone castle dates to the 14th century, and is predated by a wooden fortification that was erected in the 11th century. It…
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine Monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The Abbey was founded for Benedictine nuns who fled Belgium in…
Egeskov Castle
Egeskov Castle is located near Kværndrup, in the south of the island of Funen, Denmark. The castle is Europe’s best preserved Renaissance water castle. Egeskov was first mentioned in 1405. The castle structure…
St Michael’s Mount
St Michael’s Mount (Cornish: Karrek Loos yn Koos, meaning “hoar rock in woodland”) is a tidal island in Mount’s Bay near Penzance, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom). The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town…
Moulbaix Castle
Moulbaix Castle, locally known as Château de Moulbaix, Château de la Forêt or Château du Chasteler, lies in a private wooded park in the town of the…
Château de Chanteloup
The Château de Chanteloup was an imposing 18th-century French château with elaborate gardens, compared by some contemporaries to Versailles. It was located in the Loire Valley on the south bank of the river Loire, downstream from…