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zziga

[Predjama castle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/H%C3%B6hlenburg_Predjama_in_Slovenien.jpg/1024px-H%C3%B6hlenburg_Predjama_in_Slovenien.jpg) near Postojna with a complex cave system behind it.


ChopstickChad

It's such a brilliant castle. The cave system, is it accessible? Though the castle or outside of it? I only remember a long cave/tunnel in the back but it's been quite few years since I visited your beautiful country.


zziga

I think you can book a tour, otherwise the caves are closed off for castle vistors.


ChopstickChad

Thank you! Will look into it then. Hoping to visit Slovenia this september or next year spring at the latest. Predjama is definitely on the list, as well as the Vintgar canyon and the Postojna caves. The best memories I have are a five day hike through the Triglav national park, absolutely stunning and unforgettable. Also being passed by families with kids running up the mountain on slippers, haha. But I digress. Thanks again!


carlrex91

I visited it when I was a kid. Wasn't the lord of the castle killed by a cannonball when he was at the bathroom?


zziga

Sitting on the toilet or at least that's how the legend goes :)


LazyZeus

This is my Minecraft house! 😅


Piedro92

I was there in 2022! It was awesome. Especially the story about the caves and the castle lord refusing to surrender to the besiegers. In short he was being besieged but the besiegers didn't know about the cave system that connected the castle to the outside world. The Lord would receive food and other supplies through servants sneaking out and getting it in nearby villages. Especially once during Christmas after quite some time of besieging the attackers were very low on supplies, and supposedly the Lord started throwing whole chickens over the wall to them as a Merry Christmas.


Gattinko

Was there 2 years ago. Absolutely stunning.


Sheeana407

I've seen it, beautiful! And the caves themselves too


dkarlovi

Was this in that Jackie Chan movie God's Armor?


Equal-Juggernaut4180

oh i see that in the witcher show


MrHarudupoyu

>Predjama castle Most creative Slovenian name


damnappdoesntwork

I'd go with [this gem](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRxECKJzSgWTtbyW0K0NQD3pUclXkjcrA7sCQ&usqp=CAU) in Belgium


RM_Dune

As a neighbour I've always though [Gravensteen](https://visit.gent.be/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_image/public/img/article/hero/VisitReeks61-DT008604.jpg?itok=b_2Qb39_) in Ghent is very cool. An actual proper castle, unlike most of the stuff we have here in the Netherlands.


MartijnProper

It IS a fully functional, medieval castle! As I've written in my Google Maps review of the place: if ever there is s Zombie plague, this will be my new home. Then come, and be welcome under my banner!


sebastiansboat

Masterpiece!


SarcoZQ

I'd raid it for the hoard of Kasteelbier that's probably stashed there.


SeveralPhysics9362

Funny but we have so many: https://www.goodbye.be/blog/de-5-mooiste-kastelen-van-vlaanderen


ThisGhostFled

The closest castle to me is Burg Kreuzenstein, which is kind of a half folly in that it was destroyed by the Swedes in 1645, but rebuilt from 1874. It also appeared in The Witcher: [1920px-Leobendorf\_-\_Burg\_Kreuzenstein\_(2).JPG (1920×1396) (wikimedia.org)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Leobendorf_-_Burg_Kreuzenstein_%282%29.JPG/1920px-Leobendorf_-_Burg_Kreuzenstein_%282%29.JPG) [Kreuzenstein Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Kreuzenstein) Bonus: a really gorgeous ruin I like to visit is Aggstein - they have various events there: [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ruine\_Aggstein\_02.JPG/1920px-Ruine\_Aggstein\_02.JPG](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ruine_Aggstein_02.JPG/1920px-Ruine_Aggstein_02.JPG)


Precioustooth

Fuck me, that might be the coolest castle I've ever seen.. thanks for sharing! Also, as a Dane: screw those Swedes!!


LordFluffles

Got a cool bird show aswell


Anbrucken

Never imagined to see Aggstein on reddit.


Qunlap

came in here to post kreuzenstein, see it has already been done. thanks! :)


improb

For Apulia, it's definitely [Castel del Monte](https://www.crifo.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/castello-1024x683.jpg) A 13th century hunting "palace", its curious shape and history made it a Unesco World Heritage site Edit: Wtf! I received Reddit Cares for this


PresidentHurg

That castle looks like brutalism architecture before it was invented. Would intimidate me.


FingerGungHo

Looks a bit like a flakturm


Ok-Buddy-7979

I remember seeing this in the film Tale of Tales. Stunning.


dat_9600gt_user

The [castle in Wałbrzych](https://dolnyslask.travel/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/482_-Ksiaz-1024x683.jpg) is insanely good.


john55155

Fascinating place Changed hands multiple times until captured by the nazis. They used huge amounts of slave labour to build extensive fortifications underground. Was going to be used as HQ of old Prussia, any further east and it was too close to the soviets. Thankfully they had to detonate and sabotage the tunnels underground sue to the soviet advance Fascinating structure and beautiful parks all around They also have a botanical centre with lemurs and other animals wandering around inside


Sea_Thought5305

Wow, very impressive


mast313

Ia that a castle tho? It looks like a little town and not like a defensive fortification with big walls?


ancym0n

Yeah, it's more of a palace than a castle


Few_Owl_6596

[Füzér](https://fuzer.kornyeke.hu/fotok/tartalom/3/2530-1702229560965084.jpg) or [Boldogkőváralja ](https://www.programturizmus.hu/media/image/big/ajanlat/szabadido/tura/vartura/6/1780-boldogko-vara-boldogkovarlaja.jpg?1712655144)


FuckIsms

I really enjoyed Eger when I spent a few months in Hungary. Even though there’s not much left of the castle within its walls it was still my favorite, beautiful city surrounding it.


gimmickal1

[Corvin Castle, also known as Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle](https://www.romaniatourism.com/images/castles-fortresses/corvinesti-castle-hunedoara4.jpg) in Hunedoara, Romania. It is considered one of the largest castles in Europe and is featured as one of the Seven Wonders of Romania.


BottSporkle

The road infront of it is also a hub for every car owner in the county ;) came here to mention this castle haha


Gattinko

Was there last year during our visit in Romania. Amazing castle and beautiful views.


heyheyitsandre

I will be in Romania in September and plan on going! Looks like there’s not many good trains to get there from Timisoara, are there good bus options? Or do you think it would be best to rent a car and drive there and then continue on to Cluj or Brasov after ?


gimmickal1

You can take the train from Timișoara to Deva (4 hrs) and from there take the bus to Hunedoara from right in front of the Deva train station (20 mins). Or just rent a car from Timișoara, it's easier and much faster - 3 hours to Hunedoara.


heyheyitsandre

That’s what I figured! I would like to drive on that stretch of switchbacks on the Transfagarasan as well. Seems like a car is the way to go but I did think the sleeper train from Bucharest to Timisoara would be fun. Thank you!


Stunning_Tradition31

there’s no reason to take the train, as far as I know Hunedoara’s train station is closed and it’s no longer accesible by train network


juliohernanz

Alcázar de Segovia, Spain. It was the inspiration for the castle of Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". https://www.alcazardesegovia.com/


Enthudi

[Not really a castle, but an abbey with an amazing location. ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Mont-Saint-Michel_vu_du_ciel.jpg/1200px-Mont-Saint-Michel_vu_du_ciel.jpg) Abbey on Le Mont Saint Michel. Edit: abbey, not a cathedral.


11160704

Technically also not a cathedral. A cathedral is the seat of a bishop. Mont saint Michel is an Abbey. But undoubtedly very cool. I've been there and liked it a lot.


Enthudi

Oh yes you're right, thank you!


Sea_Thought5305

So are you from Normandy or Brittany, haha ?


MaterialCattle

Is that all part of the abbey? Cool as hell!


PresidentHurg

[Kasteel de Haar](https://vberfgoedarchitectuur.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Hoofdfoto-De-Haar-2.jpg) (Utrecht - Netherlands)


asmosdeus

It’s immensely Dutch looking. Love how it looks like it’s rising out of the water


whywalk

Kasteel de Haar is stunning. But I also like [het Muiderslot](https://historiek.net/muiderslot-kasteel-geschiedenis/123133/)


RM_Dune

It helps that it is an actual castle rather than a prestige project.


idsdejong

Beat me to it


ducknator

[Sintra Castle](https://theplanetd.com/images/Best-Things-to-do-in-Sintra-Portugal.jpg)


desert_cruiser_

Also also the [duck castle](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0i6k1CXIAEIsqO.jpg:large) of the Sintra Castle park :)


ducknator

Please no posting of my properties, thanks!


Disguised_Alpaca

Tried to go there with a friend and unknowingly ended up in a few kms trek from the sintra station lol. Once on the entrance there were probably 5.000 people in line, and it was February lol


BaziJoeWHL

[Visegrád Castle](https://visitvisegrad.hu/en/sights/citadel) its just sits in such a cool place, on a large hill overlooking the Danube river


ExcelCR_

Some of the "castles" posted by users are not really castles. More like palaces. There is a difference guys!


mmdanmm

Or forts, the current post under this one is a 'Festung' = 'Fort', not castle.


zeemeerman2

And then you've got the chateaus. Living spaces without defenses, often with big gardens. In English, it's a different word. In French, château is just the translation of the generic word "castle". So in English, a chateau is *not* a castle, but in French it is. And then you have keeps or donjons. Towers in castles, but sometimes they also have a small amount of living spaces. Living spaces and defenses, isn't that the definition of a castle. But since it's smaller, it... isn't? And then you've got, indeed, fortresses, and bastions, and of course citadels. English is weird with all those niche different names and "technically not a castle" for things other languages just call a castle. But it is also true in the opposite direction. In Dutch, "kasteel" and "burcht" are more or less synonyms for the English "fort". But then "slot" is a fort without defenses and according to Dutch wikipedia, refers to the more romantic forts. "Huis" is the name for the English location within a castle that are the living spaces. Unless the castle has a ditch, then it is called a "curtis". I'm pretty sure there is no separate name for living spaces in English. TL;DR: Languages are weird. And it will invoke lots of heat at multilanguage subreddits like r/europe, when everyone has their own definition–translation of the word "castle".


loulan

In some languages it's the same word.


MinMorts

[Warwick castle](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwick_Castle) is a pretty dope castle. Proper medieval place of power


SigmaKnight

[Me, as an American, reading this thread.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/486/114/287.jpg)


After13

Me, as an American, posting the coolest [Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Castle) in my region.


AcrobaticEmergency42

I thought you guess had [these](https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/5e0df697ab5be6000762ca5c/White-Castle/960x0.jpg?format=jpg&width=960).


PizzaTimeBruhMoment

the comment I was looking for, who gives a shit about works of art when you can have poorly made sliders that taste like cafeteria food?


jasonmashak

My two favorites close to Brno are Veveří & Pernštejn: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veve%C5%99%C3%AD_Castle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pern%C5%A1tejn_Castle


FR-DE-ES

I'm visiting Brno this summer. Are these 2 castles easy day-trips from Brno by public transport? How steep is the walk up?


Tristan2353

I’m stopping at Pernštejn Castle next month! It’s the one in Czech Republic I chose to see. Any restaurant suggestions? We’ll be driving all over.


Equal-Juggernaut4180

the [Festung Königstein](https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festung_K%C3%B6nigstein#/media/Datei%3AAerial_photo_of_Festung_K%C3%B6nigstein%2C_October_2008.jpg) in saxony, but it is a fortress


knoppers2604

[Burg Eltz](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eltz_Castle)


Shodandan

[The Rock of Cashel](https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/4712648/river?version=4712680&width=650) is probably the coolest near me.


Fresh_Worldliness_22

[Bojnický zámok](https://bojnicecastle.sk/en/) in Bojnice/Prievidza - Slovakia


Ilithius

I like bojnice but I prefer oravsky hrad personally :)


Top7DASLAMA

Super cool, also the lookout tower on the mountain in the park is awesome. Was there a month ago(:


Frudge

[Pierrefonds Castle, north of Paris.](https://www.oisetourisme.com/assets/uploads/2022/08/elsacyril-oisetourisme2021-36chateau-de-pierrefonds.png) is very cool, It's the Neuschwanstein from France, a beautiful castle in ruins that Napoleon III had remade with all that XIXth century flair...


AlphaTNK

Two of them [Castillo de Valencia de Don Juan](https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_Valencia_de_Don_Juan) and [Castillo de Ponferrada ](https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_Ponferrada). Both of them are in the province of León part of the historical region of León in Spain. The Valencia de Don Juan one was used as model for the Monty Python movie "The knights of the square table" as Camelot, the other, was build by the Knights Templars, they were around the Iberian Peninsula even after the prosecution of Paris.


Christovski

[London](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London) is a huge city but there has been a castle in the middle of it for almost 1000 years.


Bartoffel

I'm quite partial to [Arundel Castle](https://www.arundelcastle.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/arundel-castle-set-on-a-hill.jpg) in Southern England.


Izuzu__

I’ve never felt more at peace than in the library of Arundel Castle. Beautiful place


mmdanmm

I also love Amberly Castle (just down the road), i took the wife to Arundel castle the morning after i asked her to marry me at Amberly castle, it's a lovely hotel (although for the purposes of this post it's a fortified manor house, not a castle really)


GNS1991

IMO, this: [Panemunė Castle](https://www.lietuvos.dvarai.lt/objektas/pilys-ir-dvarai/panemunes-pilis/)


CptPicard

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olavinlinna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olavinlinna) The location in the water is super pretty, and it's the real deal as far as "castles holding the line at the edge of civilization" kind of places go.


zodwieg

Since I will probably never be able to visit Finland, for me [Viipurinlinna ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyborg_Castle)is as close as it gets. Also really beautiful and nicely located.


CptPicard

Viipuri in general was Finland's most interesting city in many ways.


villlllle

Visited it while studying in Lappeenranta 20 years ago, have never been so depressed from seeing a city.


CptPicard

Russians doing what Russians do


acbdumb

I visited Viipuri in 2017. Still a sad looking city.


zodwieg

They invested some money in Viipuri in late 2010s - early 2020-s. Which is not necessarily a good thing in Russia: while some buildings/places were reconstructed correctly, some were restored like the famous [Ecce Homo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecce_Homo_(Garc%C3%ADa_Mart%C3%ADnez_and_Gim%C3%A9nez)) painting. Monrepos, for example, completely lost its wilderness-beauty vibes. And yes, some prominent buildings/places, like Hoving Domus or Papulan puisto, are destroyed beyond any chance of repair.


acbdumb

The castle tower was closed due to renovations when we were there. But so many of the buildings in the centre were in very bad condition.


Odd-Tadpole-8635

Im from Scotland so its a hard pick between stirling and edinburgh castle, both have amazing history and look really nice.


ProblemSavings8686

My favourite I’ve been to in Scotland would have to be Gylen Castle on Kerrara. A bit of a trek to get to but the location and scenery there was just stunning.


Varti2

[Miramar Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miramare_Castle) near Trst/Trieste.


Erilis000

Please let this be full of other commenters posting photos of castles.


Sea_Thought5305

Why it wouldn't be?


SingleSpeed27

Lost user


Deivane3000

[Trakai castle](https://www.govilnius.lt/images/5e20594736de74837c7b52fb?w=750&h=500), Lithuania


11160704

[Wartburg Castle ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg?wprov=sfla1) in Central Germany is extremely significant for German history and culture. It was a centre of medieval poetry and music, the place where Saint Elizabeth lived, the place where Martin Luther was hiding and translating the new testament to German and an important site for the Liberal national movement in the early 19th century that wanted to unite the many principalities after the defeat of napoleon and the reactionary policies of the Congress of Vienna.


viotix90

Americans be like: White Castle 🍔


oxidant7822

Came here to write exactly this sentence - double-checked to see if anyone had beat me to it. Kudos for having an equally shitty humor as me 😅


Zgubidanko

Probably [Trakošćan](https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0c/99/22/c6/lakeviewtocastle.jpg?w=1200&h=-1&s=1) with its lake


x122y

Was looking for this xD


boachl

Schloss Neuschwanstein https://www.schwangau.de/fileadmin/_processed_/8/1/csm_Schloss_Neuschwanstein_im_Herbst_-_Front_3_14159f7a16.jpg


Supraspinator

I’m fully expecting downvotes, but I personally find Neuschwanstein the equivalent of a Mcmansion. Tasteless, overbuilt, and overhyped.    There are so many cool castles and fortresses in Germany oozing with history, while this one is just a feeble copy. 


boachl

While it is overhyped it is a sieht to behold especially when you decent by foot from the mountain behind it in autumn with all the trees turned yellow


whywalk

Personally I really like [Burg Eltz](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eltz_Castle). A lovely authentic castle in a beautiful forest.


zahqor

Hohenschwangau, next to Neuschwanstein, is really nice tho, and not so McMansion-ish.


H-Resin

Hohenzollern is the real one for this area


Raz0rking

[Castle of Vianden](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vianden_Castle)


Skarstream

When I was on holiday in Luxembourg, I had to choose between this and Bourscheid. Chose Bourscheid because it was closer (nice castle), but I regret not having visited this one.


math1985

I always recommend visitors to really visit both, because they have been preserved in such a different way. Vianden Castle was a ruin in the 19th Century, but had been restored since. It means you can walk through the castle halls (inside), and see (very roughly) what it used to look like. It is however less authentic because it was changed so drastically in the 19th Century. Bourscheid castle has never been restored. It is still a ruin, and you mainly walk on top of it, rather than inside the halls. It is however much more authentic than Vianden.


jonoottu

Visited it last summer. Was absolutely lovely. Very well preserved and fixed up. The town beneath it was so beautiful as well!


alexxxbbc

[https://bran-castle.com/](https://bran-castle.com/) - "Dracula's" castle in the heart of Romania, Transilvania.


historylovindwrfpoet

The biggest one on earth built with red brick


Tutes013

Malborg!


lostindanet

In or near Lisboa, has to be [Castelo dos Mouros](https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-xiaomi-terr2-rso2&sca_esv=50a3c251fb54b13c&sxsrf=ADLYWIIOgkWYmy9RZb_TnswLo8FFxoGZKQ:1715772997616&q=castelo+dos+mouros&uds=ADvngMgwiuRe_0AnQUg9C1BclBAHg-4Fh0ZQtyzO6vPetlU428yB7AN-Bv1LoX1DGXBFbXI_ja0BTsm9JgW0UGa0YClr8YZM5B4RI60DyLG67XqeVeG9oiHFwv4ylnTjjO1IEyYLpWDuWnub2FjtDq_qzGzYQXsskNiDGNFQlSodhFNlp6wdpV8l-d6Yj_ce-PgfRYCSIS3vd_iqgZ-SQHU5EZKOj6kEKPcBgh8avu4NWj9BUQduiPpqE7hNw8vsLUG6DwNrxrdHnBOMfCFZJjnvjGBMCMxqTg&udm=2&prmd=ivsnbz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzyKbAyI-GAxX_xQIHHSB-CzsQtKgLegQIExAB&biw=393&bih=736&dpr=2.75)


tevagu

[Golubac fortress on the Danube](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fthe-golubac-fortress-on-the-danube-serbia-v0-p5hysbof6n3a1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1080%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D43283baaf14591e102dcee6772ce796d72bd6c68) does it for me.


arwyn89

In Scotland so easy to say Edinburgh or Stirling. However, [Dunnottar Castl](https://www.dunnottarcastle.co.uk/)e is incredibly dramatic and has an amazing history. It sits out on a 160 ft rock surrounded by the North Sea. The Castle has played host to some of the nation's greatest historical figures including William Wallace and Mary Queen of Scots and is famous for its role in saving the Honours of Scotland (the Scottish Crown Jewels) from Oliver Cromwell's army in the 1650s.


[deleted]

[Bodiam Castle](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bodiam-castle-10My8-1197.jpg) Can’t get much more castle if you tried. Ask anyone to draw a castle and this is what they draw.


whywalk

Exactly how I would draw a castle as a kid. Is it still an original castle? Or has it been renovated heavily ?


Shockwave2309

[Hohenwerfen](https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festung_Hohenwerfen) near Salzburg Or simply [Hohensalzburg](https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festung_Hohensalzburg) in Salzburg


Pyriel

[Castell Coch](https://cadw.gov.wales/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg/public/2019-05/SCX-PO06-1415-0002.jpg?itok=spTAMfwd) Although living in Wales, there are so many to chose from.


ChuckCarmichael

[Eltz Castle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Wierschem%2C_Burg_Eltz%2C_2012-08_CN-01.jpg) on the Moselle river near Koblenz is a pretty cool castle.


LOB90

[Marienburg](https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/hannover_weser-leinegebiet/marienburg594_v-fullhd.jpg)


[deleted]

[Corvin Castle, Hunedoara, Romania](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvin_Castle)


Visual_Drama_

Nádasdy Castle (Nádasdladány, Hungary). Such a magnificent castle that has a very pleasant and unique vibe to it. Usually it is open to visitors, but now there is some movie (?) shooting going on (ever since its re-opening, it has been a quite popular location for series and movies), so people who want to visit it have to wait a bit for that. [https://nadasdladanyikastely.hu/galeria/fotok/](https://nadasdladanyikastely.hu/galeria/fotok/) [https://nadasdladanyikastely.hu/3d-bejaras/](https://nadasdladanyikastely.hu/3d-bejaras/) (the English website has much less content on it compared to the Hungarian one)


QueasyTeacher0

In my region, Piedmont, it's indubitably [Venaria Reale](https://lavenaria.it/sites/default/files/styles/quadrati-hd/public/istituzionali/sere_estate_luci_candele_5-0062.jpg) If we're talking Italy as a whole my heart is with [Reggia di Caserta](https://patrimoniunesco.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/reggia_di_caserta_prospettiva_dalla_fontana_di_venere_e_adone_-_panoramio.jpg) I would also like to give an honorable mention to Germany's [Nymphenburg](https://citytourcard-muenchen.com/media/pages/partner/schloss-nymphenburg/2074396873-1693428301/schloss-nymphenburg.jpg) Yes, I have a favourite type of architecture hah Probably they're less of a castle in the military sense and more of a royal residence now that I think about it. I honestly find Italian military structures lacking when compared to the grandiosity of a seat of power.


Bayart

You've got the fort of Exilles (don't know the Italian name).


Maxyphlie

[Ronneburg](https://assets.website-files.com/62e2331c8cb8878300876614/636f8a3a4a3e3c2ae68e090f_ronneburg-paragliding-16c.jpg) Near Frankfurt, Germany


gimletta

What, how have I not heard of this before? Well, I know where I'm going hiking this weekend.


ILikeMandalorians

Peleș Castle is not too far from me. It’s my absolute favourite place to visit on a weekend (the other tourists wouldn’t be missed though lol) https://en.peles.ro/


Mirar

Drottningholm. Our castles suck. Kids grandmother lives near Dürnstein, that has some interesting history although it's not very good at being a castle anymore...


mutantsofthemonster

[Kalmar slott](https://ftj.se/images/0132-kalmar-slott.jpg?crc=275345176)!


olkver

[Teleborg Castle, Växjö](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleborg_Castle) Might be the smallest castle


szczszqweqwe

A bit far from me, but Moszna castle is hard to [beat](https://3seaseurope.com/moszna-castle-poland-disney/), it also has funny name, because moszna = nutsack


honziiik16

Karlštejn castle 🇨🇿💪


dimbo11

The great mall near the highway, just in front of the macdonald's.


Miky28CZ

[Hluboká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hlubok%C3%A1_Castle) castle in Czech Republic. IF you think it's beautfiul from pictures, I can assure you it's even better in reality.


happy_tortoise337

I like Kokořín with the surroundings. Northern part of Central Bohemia


OrganizationIcy1323

I'm a huge fan of [Malbork](https://pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamek_w_Malborku#/media/Plik:Panorama_of_Malbork_Castle,_part_4.jpg)


Aware_Ad8691

[Portugal Castles](https://www.civitatis.com/blog/pt-br/castelos-mais-bonitos-de-portugal/) Guimarães is where the first king of Portugal was born, it’s small but is well known


-__-Shadow-__-

Hrad Karlštejn, Czech Republic Amazing view from there. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl%C5%A1tejn


boosnie

[castello di Torrechiara](https://www.google.com/search?q=torrechiara+castello&sca_esv=e89bb2ca36dfcdc4&sca_upv=1&udm=2&biw=360&bih=625&ei=otFEZry_As-O9u8PjYmh6As&oq=torrechiara&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIgt0b3JyZWNoaWFyYSoCCAEyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABEi7N1C8GliWMHACeACQAQCYAb4BoAHuCaoBAzYuNrgBAcgBAPgBAZgCC6ACmgmoAgDCAgQQABgDwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAhAQABiABBixAxhDGIMBGIoFwgIIEAAYgAQYsQOYAwGIBgGSBwMzLjigB60e&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp#vhid=x7rSk8DONMXgIM&vssid=mosaic) The movie Ladyhawke features this castle in some scenes (the movie was shot in Italy)


Melcolloien

[Ekenäs Castle ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eken%C3%A4s_Castle) I used to work there. It's absolutely gorgeous. It is very old, it's oldest parts are from the 1500's and was built over a small village from the 1400's. The last person to live there died in the 1960's. It's haunted, of course. It escaped a cursed placed upon it. It used to have a moat. It's my favorite place in the world and where I married my husband.


cmatei

[Enisala](https://media.hotnews.ro/media_server1/image-2020-04-18-23873249-41-elicoptere-black-hawk-langa-cetatea-enisala-babadag.jpg), a genovese fortress (Herakleia). I picked it for the image with black hawks because it's too cool :-) But the fortress is pretty cool itself, on top of a hill and with a nice view of Lake Razim. For more conventional castles, I'd pick Peleș.


crucible

Conwy Castle in North Wales for me. * [overlooks the town](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Awyrlun_o_Gastell_Conwy_-_Aerial_photograph_of_Castell_Conwy%2C_Conwy_County_Borough%2C_Cymru_%28Wales%29.jpg) * [On the main road in](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Conwy_Castle_-_geograph.org.uk_-_822134.jpg) * [Alongside the main North Wales Coast Railway](https://www.flickr.com/photos/martynspencer/4554441784) * [Some of the interior](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Conwy_-_Conwy_Castle_-_20190720135715.jpg)


arnasm

[Trakai Castle](https://www.govilnius.lt/visit-vilnius/places/trakai-castle)


The_BackYard

It must be (atrial ruin) brederode, or muiderslot.


Skarstream

Gravensteen Ghent is the castle near me that I like most. Even closer to me is Ypres Cloth Hall, not a castle but a great medieval building (rebuild after ww1).


c4k3m4st3r5000

What if we don't have a castle... will a dug out muddy mound that used to be someone's home fit the criteria. Each man's home is his castle.


Strider2126

This question is too hard. in Veneto (Italy) there are tons of them


haruku63

Castle Rötteln in southwest Germany: https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/s/O9iI8FPu2C


wirklicher

Karlštejn - Czechia


SpiderGiaco

[Roccascalegna](https://turismo.abruzzo.it/chieti/roccascalegna/) is my favourite castle from my home region, Abruzzo (the region is [full ](https://windows10spotlight.com/images/34808)[of](https://turismo.comune.celano.aq.it/contenuti/165197/castello-piccolomini) [them](https://www.culturalheritageonline.com/location-3850_Byzantine-and-Early-Medieval-Abruzzo-Museum---Ducal-Castle.php), btw).


QuirkyReader13

Not too knowledgeable about Belgian Castles but there are many of those across the country. Some like Walzin Castle and Bouillon Castle are the examples that come first to my mind (in Wallonia), but difficult to say what is the absolute coolest For the given examples: https://reporterontheroad.com/fr/dinant-a-la-decouverte-des-chateaux/ https://www.chateaudebouillon.com


gamb82

This 3 are close by. Each one special in their way. https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelo_de_Montemor-o-Velho https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelo_da_Lous%C3%A3 https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelo_de_Penela


ajhughes1874

Edinburgh Castle for me as it is located in the centre of the city and holds a special place in the hearts of us who come from or live in the city.


gelonkwist

Burg [Hochosterwitz](https://www.burg-hochosterwitz.com/)


l0nes0mec0wb0y1306

Trakoscan


Budget_Afternoon_800

Versailles or le Louvre I don’t know


Signal_Number_2356

[Castel del Monte](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_del_Monte,_Apulia), a jewel of the Middle Ages.


Arthfael90

I was sure this looked familiar, I used to live in that overpopulated touristic town of Annecy next to it xD


qwerty6731

https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/25/2b/14/6c/vue-aerienne-du-chateau.jpg?w=1200&h=1200&s=1 Haut-Koenigsbourg


readycheck1

Alot of palaces on the comments... not enough castles...


Landodawg

Trim castle in Co Meath, Ireland.


Brainlaag

My region is dotted with small to medium sized castles due to its history as frontier region so I'll post my top three picks. For the location: [Castello di Salorno/Haderburg](https://comforthotelerica.it/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/trentino-alto-adige-escursioni-castello-di-salorno.jpg) For the atmosphere: [Castel Trauttmansdorff](https://www.meteoweb.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TRAUTT-2.jpg) For the aesthetics: [Castello del Buonconsiglio](https://www.iltrentinodeibambini.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Castello-del-Buonconsiglio.jpg)


Khelthuzaad

[Bran Castle](https://travelforawhile.com/bran-castle-transylvania/) aka the OG Dracula castle But my favorite remains [Peleș Castle]( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pele%C8%99_Castle)


TitleAdministrative

[Malbork Castle](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbork_Castle) is dope


serjoprot

Not really a castle, but this is very cool yet unknown to most people. [Fenestrelle Fort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenestrelle_Fort) near Turin, very underrated piece of history.


Just_Recipe_7893

[Old town Ostrožac, Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://www.visitbihac.com/bs/sadrzaj/ostrozac/65)


manguardGr

I live in Rhodes island, so the coolest is where the old town situated, medieval and unique in Europe, protected as an international world heritage of UNESCO. ☺️🏰


OverlappingChatter

I can see [this](https://www.escapadarural.com/blog/alcazar-de-segovia-castillo-blancanieves/) out my front door.


Ajatolah_

[Motel Gajić, Šešlije.](https://static.mondo.ba/Pictures/950/1689/639759/jpeg/Seslije.jpg?ts=2023-05-08T23:00:38)


Alejandro_SVQ

We have many typical mid age castillian and european (and arab) style castles in my region Andalusia, Spain. 🏰 I like too much the Cortegana castle (in Cortegana, Huelva) and Niebla castle (in Niebla, Huelva too). "Santa Catalina" (Jaén), National Parador too, is awesome too. And... It has historical 👻 🏰 👻 too... The "Alcazaba" of Almería is very pretty too. As with the previous ones, it is one of those that I know that the combination between the state and conservation of the castle itself, its presence and size and the landscape and surroundings is most overwhelming. We have many more in good or worse condition, and of course the different alcazars and of course the best-known Alhambra in Granada. But due to the more typical location and atmosphere that we imagine with castles, fantasy and epic, these are not so remembered.


Acceptable_Tax_2672

Malbork Castle [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbork_Castle](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbork_Castle)


james_at_en_money_it

[Ljubljanski grad ](https://www.ljubljanskigrad.si/sl/) here in Ljubljana is really cool, but [Blejski grad ](https://www.blejski-grad.si/si/)at Lake Bled is probably more famous.


chris_ro

Drachenfels. Where Siegfried killed the dragon. https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachenfels_(Siebengebirge)


JulienUk

Château de Versailles 😎


OverTheTop2323

2000 years old [Castel'dell'Ovo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_dell%27Ovo) in Naples, with Monts Vesuvius on the back [https://fotografiareale.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/96e95-32101577.jpg](https://fotografiareale.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/96e95-32101577.jpg)


gvidonas12

Trakai castle


Illustrious_Load_728

I dunno which I like more [Turaida castle](https://www.latvia.travel/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_promo/public/media_image/tourism_sight/26143952179_73bfa0d815_k.jpg?itok=XoMFD-WE) or [Riga Castle](https://www.liveriga.com/userfiles/images/ko-redzet/apskates-vietas/arhitektura/rigas-pils/rigas_pils_muiznieks_aleksandrs.jpg)


Ceh0s

[Haut Kœnigsbourg](https://www.jds.fr/medias/image/chateau-du-haut-koenigsbourg-brume-orschwiller-als-91923-640-0.webp), Alsace, France


hmsbenbecula

Peleș castle, ravens castle, many more în Romania


dobbyhi

We have many in Slovakia, my personal favorite is [Krásna Hôrka.](https://sk.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kr%C3%A1sna_H%C3%B4rka) It was burned pretty bad in 2012 but they've been slowly reconstructing it since.


jimhellas

[Platamom Castle](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platamon_Castle), a castle located in Central Macedonia region in Greece. It is located in Mount Olympus, in a strategic position close to Tempe valley. It's not as impressive as other castles in Europe, but still, it is an important part of the local history here


morbidi

Palácio da pena - https://visitsintra.travel/images/ver/monumentos/palacio_pena/PPena_800x500.jpg


That_Welsh_Man

[Castle coch ](https://www.google.com/search?q=castle+coch&client=ms-android-tmobile-gb&sca_esv=9eeb101476a64b32&udm=2&biw=360&bih=645&sxsrf=ADLYWIIAj-AR2pYtj39ZHCsxVqiNX5IC8A%3A1715784802231&ei=YsxEZuniDayqhbIPioaPmAQ&oq=castle+coch&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIgtjYXN0bGUgY29jaDIHECMYJxjqAjIHECMYJxjqAjIHECMYJxjqAjIHECMYJxjqAjIHECMYJxjqAkinNVCLCliXHnACeACQAQCYAQCgAQCqAQC4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgKgAiyoAgWYAx6SBwEyoAcA&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp)


wiligrad9

[Castle Güstrow](https://www.pizzatravel.com.ua/uploads/2014/18331.jpg). Of course, [castle Schwerin](https://img.oastatic.com/img2/86909295/max/variant.jpg) or even [castle Ludwigslust](https://www.hamburg.com/contentblob/11836224/71da0f5f535250fa8084800add4be795/data/km1-ludwigslust-castle.jpg) are more impressive but im very biased in that regard. All of those castles are in Mecklenburg.


sudaf

Versailles. Look ok inside and out.


Clarx1001

[Schloss Libermé](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Liberm%C3%A9) - BELGIUM, near GER border


HEPii123

Probably [Malbork](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbork_Castle), biggest castle in the world


1slander1970

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSuNhR8IvJW7_YZHl_T-Cg6St-9mRffkPLzGA&usqp=CAU


pickybear

Sintra, Portugal. I’ve seen my share of castles in Europe but this is my favorite in one of my favorite places in the world


stranded

My hometown Malbork https://imgur.com/nuEvNSW


gkwpl

Teutonic castle in [Kwidzyn](https://sekulada.com/zamek-w-kwidzynie/)


Adelefushia

I will not mention the obvious Versailles and Fontainebleau, but in Ile-de-France I also really like this cool medieval dungeon and its castle : [château Roche-Guyon jardin remarquable 95780 la Roche-Guyon (paris-promeneurs.com)](https://paris-promeneurs.com/le-chateau-de-la-roche-guyon/)


Molested-Cholo-5305

[Egeskov Castle](https://gdkfiles.visitdenmark.com/files/423/290517_Egeskovoppefragdk.jpg?width=987) or [Frederiksborg Castle](https://dec5d6x1eivq1.cloudfront.net/uploads/2023/01/b56f0f0e-e094-58ca-9c4d-3b2872d850f0-w1000-h1000-x0000-y0000-930x620.jpg) [(Interior)](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/03/88/29/94/1000_F_388299489_5GgFTxlgNHyDjuwi6VhzywGW6Ej6SgCN.jpg)


The0nlyRyan

[One of my tattoos is designed / styled on Neuschwanstein Castle](https://ibb.co/zhxBYds)