swap_horiz Marksburg Alternatives

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Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle stands as Britain’s oldest and largest occupied castle. Constructed initially by William the Conqueror fo...

England Medieval Royal Residence

9.7 Brilliant

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Dover Castle

Dover Castle stands on the cliffs of Kent, England, a significant medieval fortress constructed primarily during the rei...

England Coastal Medieval Fortress

9.4 Excellent

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Château de Carcassonne

The Château de Carcassonne is a remarkably preserved medieval fortress situated within the Cité de Carcassonne, a UNESCO...

France Medieval Unesco Citadel

9.4 Excellent

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Burg Eltz

Burg Eltz is a remarkably preserved twelfth-century castle situated in Germany’s Moselle valley. Its strategic location...

Germany Family Medieval River

9.4 Excellent

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Cité de Carcassonne

The Cité de Carcassonne is a medieval citadel located on a hill overlooking the Aude River in the Aude department of Fra...

France Medieval Walled City Tourist Attraction

9.4 Excellent

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Bamburgh Castle

Bamburgh Castle stands dramatically on the Northumberland coast, representing nearly one thousand years of British histo...

England Coastal Medieval Northumbria

9.3 Excellent

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Chillon Castle

Chillon Castle sits on an island in Lake Geneva, Vaud, Switzerland. Constructed beginning in 1150, it served as a strate...

Switzerland Lake Medieval Vaud

9.3 Excellent

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Wartburg Castle

Wartburg Castle sits atop a hill in central Germany offering significant historical insight. Originally built in the 14t...

Germany Medieval Unesco Hilltop

9.2 Excellent

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Nürnberg Imperial Castle

Nürnberg Imperial Castle is a group of medieval fortified buildings in Bavaria, Germany, that served as a significant re...

Germany Medieval Imperial Hilltop

8.7 Great

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Nuremberg Castle

Nuremberg Castle stands as a significant remnant of medieval German history. Located in Nuremberg, Bavaria, it served as...

Germany Medieval City Imperial

8.4 Great

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Rheinstein Castle

Burg Rheinstein is a hilltop castle situated above the Rhine River in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany. Origina...

Germany Medieval Restored Rhine

8.2 Great

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Harburg Castle

Harburg Castle is one of the oldest and largest preserved medieval castle complexes in Bavaria, Germany, situated along...

German Medieval Hilltop Intact

8.0 Great

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Burg Vischering

Burg Vischering is a well-preserved moated water castle situated in Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Const...

Germany Medieval Moated Westphalia

7.8 Good

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Stolzenfels Castle

Stolzenfels Castle is a Rhine valley fortress in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, rebuilt in the 1830s–40s under Crown Pri...

Romantic Germany 19TH Century Rhine

7.8 Good

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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is a fortified toll station on Falkenau island in the Rhine near Kaub, Germany. King Louis IV be...

German Medieval Rhine Hexagonal

7.7 Good

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Muiderslot Castle

Muiderslot is a moated medieval castle at Muiden in the Netherlands, near the former mouth of the River Vecht. Count Flo...

Coastal Medieval Dutch Moated

7.6 Good

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Sooneck Castle

Sooneck Castle is a medieval hillside fortification situated in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley in Rhineland-Palatinate, G...

Germany Medieval Rhine Museum

7.5 Good

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Gutenfels Castle

Gutenfels Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress overlooking the Rhine River near the town of Kaub in Rhineland-Palatinat...

Germany Medieval Rhine Private

7.2 Good

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Stahleck Castle

Stahleck Castle is a medieval hilltop castle overlooking the Rhine at Bacharach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Establ...

Germany Medieval Rhine Hilltop

7.0 Good

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Glimmingehus

[Glimmingehus](https://www.raa.se/in-english/events-seminars-and-cultural-experiences/glimmingehus_eng/) is a late-medie...

Medieval Swedish 15TH Century Intact

6.7 Fair