Surf these sites: Belgian Castles -- More than 300 castles classified for visits, restaurants, hotels, meetings, weddings, bed and breakfast, possibilties for cultural events. Bojnice Castle -- The castle ranks among the most beautiful ancient buildings in Slovakia. Includes interior and exterior photographs, descriptions and contact information. Castle Hochosterwitz -- Photograph and brief history of this dramatically picturesque Austrian hill-top castle, with visitor information. Castle Lichtenstein -- German castle built in 1388. Privately owned by the duke of Urach-Württemburg and his siblings, but open to the public. From About.com Castle Resource for Teachers -- A brief castles related questionnaire for children by Mr Shore of South Washington County Schools with links to castles.org which provide the answers. Castle Tours -- All inclusive European castles travel vacation. Visits famous castles, palaces, cathedrals, monasteries and medieval towns in Europe. Tours include Neuschwanstein, Loire chateaux, Chambord, Chenonceaux, Versailles, Rhine Castles, France, Germany, Austria. Castles History -- An essay on the architectural development of castles in Europe by Michelle Roberts, with glossary and bibliography. Looks at their purpose, plan and construction. Text only. Castles and Palaces of Austria -- The Austrian National Tourist Office publishes this text-only directory. Castles and Castle Ruins in the Netherlands -- Enthusiast Marko Tjemmes supplies clear histories of castles close to his home in Rotterdam, illustrated with a good selection of photographs, earlier images and ground plans. Bibliography. Castles and Palaces of Poland -- Commercial directory with many castles and palaces organized by region. Includes information about the castles of the Teutonic Knights. Castles in Allgäu / Bavarian-Swabia -- Bilingual, English and German, descriptions about the castles in this German region. Castles of Castile and Leon -- A bilingual site, English and Spanish, about the castles of Spain. The castles are divided according to different geographical categories. Castles of Germany -- Photographs and short descriptions of German castles, including Neuschwanstein, Salzberg, Castles Along the Rhein River and Castles & Ruins from Heidelberg to the Romantic Road. Castles of Japan -- Information about many castles from Japan, as well as links to other related sites. Castles of Japan -- Takashi Toyooka offers a location map, brief description, thumbnail photographs and any relevant links for each castle. Select via an interactive map or an index. Bibliography. Castles of Tuscany, Italy -- Attractive and easily-navigated via an index, slide-out menu and interactive maps. Readable history and photographs for each of the many castles or walled towns. English and Italian language versions. Castles of the United States -- Information about castles that are located in the United States. Castles of the World -- Extensive collection of castles, palaces, fortresses and monasteries. Organized with search engine, maps, descriptions, photos and a directory. Medieval Europe architecture section explaining military and residential castles. Includes: castles for sale, travel, plans, castle hotels, history, games, kids, links, real estate, books and tours. Chateau de Saint-Loup -- History and description of this French Chateau. Includes interior and exterior photographs of the castle and gardens. Château de Spontin -- Small photographs and information for visitors on this picturesque late medieval Belgian castle. Dracula''s Castle -- Photographs and lively popular history of the stunning Bran Castle, Romania, once used by Vlad the Impaler, with mood music. Includes information about other castles in Romania. Egeskov Castle -- Renaissance moat castle in Denmark from 1554 with information in English, Danish and German. Contains a large park with beautiful gardens, and an old-timer museum. Grange Castle -- An Irish 15th Century Tower House. An Educational Project for Young and Old Great Buildings Online -- Images and descriptions of several castles in Europe and Himeji Castle, Japan, with references. Himeji Castle -- Virtual tour of Himeji Castle in Japan, in English and Japanese. Historic Irish Castles -- Beautiful website, which contains pictures, video, and history of selected Irish Castles. Historical Monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate -- Descriptions and photographs of the state-owned castles of the Rhienland-Pfalz region of Germany. Tourist and contact information. Hohensalzburg Fortress -- Fortress in Salzburg, Austria, built in 1077. One of the largest fully preserved fortresses in central Europe. Irish Castles -- A gallery of castles from the four corners of Ireland: both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Pictures and brief histories of each. Part of the Ireland Now site. La Roche Courbon - Page d''accueil -- French chateau from the XVth century. Contains location and visit information. Site in English, French and German. Life in a Medieval Castle -- Short article by Janay Miller on the site of Dr. Bonnie Duncan, Millersville University, US. Loire Valley Castles -- Royal castles photo gallery by Georges d''Alba. Mantra''s Castles and Palaces -- Commercial site with good photographs of medieval and later castles in England, France, Germany and Hungary, some with brief guides for the tourist. O''Dea Castle -- Irish 15th century castle built by Diarmuid O''Dea in County Clare. ORB Bibliographies: Castles -- Over 1600 citations of works on castles from the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies. Peel Castle -- A virtual tour by Charles Guard. The castle is situated on St Patrick''s Isle, which is part of the Isle of Mann. Ranton Castle -- Web-France International offers a history, photographs and description of this 14th-century castle in the Loire Valley. French language version available. Schloss Reichenstein -- Site containing information about the Hotel Burg Reichenstein in Germany, describing its history, its legends and the romance that it involves. Tennessus Castle, France -- Photographs and popular history of this 14th-century moated castle in Poitou Charentes. Torrione Castle -- The official guide to Torrione Castle in Italy.
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