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Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle sits atop Castle Rock, a volcanic crag overlooking Edinburgh. It’s one of Scotland's oldest fortified s...

Scotland Royal Fortress Hilltop

9.6 Brilliant

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Český Krumlov Castle

Český Krumlov Castle is a vast Czech complex first recorded in 1253, later a Rosenberg and Eggenberg seat, and part of a...

Renaissance Unesco Czechia Town

9.4 Excellent

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Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle is a major Scottish royal fortress above the River Forth, notable for its Renaissance palace and links t...

Renaissance Scotland Royal Fortress

9.2 Excellent

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Hohenzollern Castle

Hohenzollern Castle is the ancestral seat of the House of Hohenzollern in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, rebuilt in Gothic...

Germany Gothic Hilltop Dynastic

9.2 Excellent

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Wartburg Castle

Wartburg Castle is a medieval fortress in Thuringia, Germany, where Martin Luther translated the New Testament into Germ...

Germany Medieval Unesco Hilltop

9.2 Excellent

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Frederiksborg Castle

Frederiksborg Castle is a Danish Renaissance palace at Hillerød, built for Christian IV and now home to the Museum of Na...

Renaissance Lake Denmark Museum

9.2 Excellent

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Harlech Castle

Harlech Castle is an Edward I fortress in Gwynedd, Wales, built from 1283, notable for its concentric defences and drama...

Unesco Wales Edwardian Hilltop

9.1 Excellent

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Château d'Azay-le-Rideau

Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is a French Renaissance château in the Loire Valley, built from 1518 by Gilles Berthelot on an...

Renaissance France Loire Moated

9.1 Excellent

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Château de Chantilly

Château de Chantilly is a French château commissioned after 1875 by Henri d'Orléans and home to the Musée Condé art coll...

Renaissance France Estate Museum

9.1 Excellent

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Karlštejn Castle

Karlštejn Castle is a Gothic castle in Czechia, founded by Charles IV in 1348 to safeguard imperial regalia and Bohemian...

Gothic Royal Czechia Hilltop

9.1 Excellent

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Kronborg Castle

Kronborg Castle is a Renaissance fortress in Helsingør, Denmark, built by Frederik II and known as Shakespeare's Elsinor...

Renaissance Denmark Unesco Hamlet

9.1 Excellent

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Château de Villandry

Château de Villandry is a Loire Valley château in France, completed around 1536 by Jean Le Breton and noted for its Rena...

Renaissance France Loire Gardens

9.0 Excellent

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Heidelberg Castle

Heidelberg Castle is a ruined Gothic and Renaissance palace in Germany, damaged by French troops in 1689 and lightning i...

Germany Renaissance Ruin Palatine

9.0 Excellent

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Bojnice Castle

Bojnice Castle is a Slovak medieval castle, rebuilt from 1888 to 1910 by Count Ján Pálffy in a Loire-inspired Romantic s...

Romantic Estate Museum Slovakia

8.9 Great

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Loarre Castle

Loarre Castle is a Romanesque fortress in Aragon, Spain, begun in the 11th century and noted for its well-preserved medi...

Spain Romanesque Hilltop Aragon

8.8 Great

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Castle of the Moors

Castle of the Moors is a hilltop fortress in Sintra, Portugal, built by the Moors in the 8th and 9th centuries and taken...

Portugal Ruin Hilltop Sintra

8.6 Great

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Sforza Castle

Sforza Castle is a Milan fortress rebuilt by Francesco Sforza in the 15th century and now houses museums including Miche...

Italy Renaissance Milan Museum

8.3 Great

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Schloss Ambras

Schloss Ambras is a Renaissance castle in Innsbruck, Austria, converted by Archduke Ferdinand II to house his 16th-centu...

Austria Renaissance Museum Innsbruck

8.2 Great

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Peñafiel Castle

Penafiel Castle is a long ridge-top fortress in Valladolid, Spain, rebuilt in the 15th century and known for its narrow,...

Spain Medieval Museum Hilltop

8.0 Great

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Pieskowa Skała Castle

Pieskowa Skała Castle is a Renaissance castle in Poland's Ojców National Park, rebuilt in the 16th century by the Szafra...

Renaissance Poland Jurassic Museum

7.8 Good