swap_horiz Cēsis Castle Alternatives

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Eltz Castle

Eltz Castle stands within Germany’s Mosel valley, a remarkably intact medieval fortress dating back to the 12th century....

Germany Medieval 12TH Century Valley

9.0 Excellent

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Château de Chillon

The Château de Chillon is a historic fortress situated on an island in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Originally constructed...

Switzerland Medieval 13TH Century Savoy

8.8 Great

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Citadel of Cairo

The Citadel of Cairo is a medieval Islamic fortification strategically located on the Mokattam hills overlooking Cairo,...

Medieval Egypt Hilltop Ayyubid

8.5 Great

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Spišský Hrad

Spišský Hrad, or Spiš Castle, is a massive medieval stone fortress located in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia. Built...

Medieval 12TH Century Slovakia Ruins

8.5 Great

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Marksburg Castle

Marksburg Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress situated above the town of Braubach in the Rhineland-Palatinate region o...

Germany Medieval 12TH Century Rhine

8.5 Great

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Burghausen Castle

Burghausen Castle is a medieval fortress located in the town of Burghausen in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The complex is dis...

Germany Medieval River Bavaria

8.5 Great

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Toompea Castle

Toompea Castle is a medieval stronghold situated on Toompea Hill in the center of Tallinn, Estonia. The site has been a...

Medieval Tallinn Estonia 13TH Century

8.0 Great

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Fortaleza de Óbidos

Fortaleza de Óbidos, or Óbidos Castle, is a medieval hilltop fortress located in the Centro region of Portugal. King Afo...

Medieval Portugal 13TH Century Hilltop

7.8 Good

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Rheinfels Castle

Rheinfels Castle is a massive ruined fortress located on a hill overlooking the Rhine River in Sankt Goar, Germany. Foun...

Germany Medieval Rhine 13TH Century

7.8 Good

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Hrad Loket

Hrad Loket is a prominent medieval Romanesque and Gothic castle located in the Karlovy Vary region of the Czech Republic...

Medieval River Czech Republic 13TH Century

7.8 Good

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Burg Rheinfels

Burg Rheinfels is a ruined hillside castle located in Sankt Goar, Germany, overlooking the Rhine River. Founded in 1245,...

Germany Medieval Rhine Ruins

7.7 Good

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Turaida Castle

Turaida Castle is a 13th-century medieval fortress situated on a narrow ridge along the Gauja River in Latvia. The stone...

13TH Century Latvia Hilltop Livonian Order

7.5 Good

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Château de Coucy

The Château de Coucy is a ruined medieval fortress located in the Picardy region of northern France. Built in the 13th c...

France Medieval 13TH Century Ruins

7.5 Good

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Hotin Fortress

Hotin Fortress is a large medieval fortification situated on the banks of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Ukraine. Origina...

Medieval Ukraine 13TH Century Multi Era

7.5 Good

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Bauska Castle

Bauska Castle is a fortified complex in Bauska, Latvia, at the confluence of the Mūsa and Mēmele rivers. The older secti...

Confluence Latvia 15TH Century Ruins

7.2 Good

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Château de Beaucaire

Château de Beaucaire is a medieval fortress ruin on a rocky height above Beaucaire in southern France, beside the Rhône....

France Medieval Royal Rhone

7.0 Good

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Viljandi Order Castle

Viljandi Order Castle is a medieval fortress ruin in Viljandi, southern Estonia. The stone stronghold was developed by t...

Estonia 13TH Century Ruins Hilltop

7.0 Good

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Maglič Fortress

Maglič Fortress is a medieval hilltop stronghold in central Serbia, standing on a rocky promontory above the Ibar River...

Serbia Medieval 13TH Century Hilltop

7.0 Good

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Hrad Bezdez

Bezděz Castle is a Gothic castle in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic, built on a hill in the former Kingdom of B...

Gothic Czech Republic 13TH Century Ruins

7.0 Good

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Sümeg Castle

Sümeg Castle is a medieval fortress on Castle Hill above the town of Sümeg in Veszprém County, western Hungary. Its ston...

Medieval Hungary 13TH Century Hilltop

7.0 Good