When I was 18, I took my first independent trip to Europe. During that trip, I toured “Mad” King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany — a medieval castle dream. Then, just over the border in ...

Archaeologists have discovered a Gothic hall at a medieval Crusader fortress in today's northern Israel. The ceremonial hall found in Galilee's Montfort Castle offers a fascinating glimpse into the ...

While Bavaria commands most of the spotlight when castle talk begins, Germany’s other regions shelter architectural marvels that rarely make the travel brochures. These fortresses tell stories of ...

Tucked away in the Yorkshire Dales lies a stunning market town that 'everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime'. Helmsley, found in North Yorkshire, serves as the perfect weekend getaway ...

Krzyżtopór Castle in Ujazd, Poland, once the largest castle in all of Europe, now in a state of ruin. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Palaces and castles are the stuff of fairy ...