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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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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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Castel del Monte

Castel del Monte is an octagonal 13th century castle in Apulia, Italy, built by Frederick II and listed by UNESCO as a W...

Italy Unesco Octagonal Swabian

9.2 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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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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Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo is Rome's former Mausoleum of Hadrian, completed in 139 CE and later converted into a papal fortress...

Italy Papal Fortress Rome

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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Château de Castelnaud

Château de Castelnaud is a medieval fortress in Dordogne, France, rival to Beynac and now home to a museum of medieval w...

France Medieval Museum Dordogne

8.5 Great

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Miramare Castle

Miramare Castle is a 19th century seaside residence in Trieste, Italy, built from 1856 to 1860 for Archduke Ferdinand Ma...

Italy Coastal Estate Habsburg

8.5 Great

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Kalmar Castle

Kalmar Castle is a Swedish coastal fortress, famous for the 1397 Kalmar Union that united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden un...

Sweden Renaissance Coastal Fortress

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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Castelvecchio

Castelvecchio is Verona's major Scaliger fortress, built from 1354 under Cangrande II della Scala and now home to a civi...

Italy Medieval Museum Verona

8.2 Great

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Estense Castle

Estense Castle is a moated fortress in Ferrara, Italy, begun on 29 September 1385 for Niccolo II d'Este after a popular...

Italy Renaissance Ferrara Moated

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

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Castle of Melfi

Castle of Melfi is a Norman fortress in Basilicata, Italy, where Frederick II promulgated the Constitutions of Melfi in...

Italy Museum Norman Swabian

7.4 Good

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Olesko Castle

Olesko Castle is a hilltop castle in western Ukraine, best known as the traditional birthplace of Polish king John III S...

Renaissance Museum Ukraine Hilltop

7.3 Good