This Europe travel guide highlights ten remarkable medieval destinations where castles, fortified towns, monasteries, stone ...

This Czech Republic travel guide explores ten scenic and historic destinations filled with medieval towns, castles, mountain ...

Germany's Neushwanstein is a textbook-like example of 19th-century Romanticism. In 1869, King Ludwig began building his medieval fantasy on the hilltop not for defensive reasons, but because he liked ...

PETER GINN: Castles dominated the landscape of the medieval age and Britain have some of the finest examples in the world. They were grand fortifications designed to protect and to intimidate, and ...

Herefordshire is home to a selection of historic castles, each with a unique character and fascinating past. Goodrich Castle is a standout feature of the Wye Valley. Perched on a sandstone outcrop ...

Medieval castles solved sanitation with stone shafts, ammonia fumigated wardrobes, and hired specialists to empty the pits at night. The engineering was smarter than it sounds, and sometimes deadlier ...

It's fun to visit, but might not hold up in battle.