10 Romantic Castles in Europe to Visit in your Lifetime
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I have wanted to write this blog post for absolutely ages. For those who know me would probably know that I absolutely love castles! The past 5 years living in Europe gave me plenty of time to visit castles in the continent. So, without further ado, here are my picks on the 10 Romantic Castles in Europe to Visit in Your Lifetime.
1. Neuschwanstein Castle (Fussen, Germany)
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Neuschwanstein Castle is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany.
2. Malbork Castle (Malbork, Poland)
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The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork is the largest castle in the world by surface area, and the largest brick building in Europe.
3. Windsor Castle (Windsor, UK)
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Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. The castle is notable for its long association with the English and later British royal family and also for its architecture.
4. Chillon Castle (Geneva, Switzerland)
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The Château de Chillon is an island castle located on the shore of Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, halfway between Montreux and Villeneuve.
5. Balmoral Castle (Ballater, UK)
The Château de Chillon is an island castle located on the shore of Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, halfway between Montreux and Villeneuve.
5. Balmoral Castle (Ballater, UK)
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Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located near the village of Crathie, 6.2 miles west of Ballater and 6.8 miles east of Braemar.
6. Hohenzollern Castle (Hohenzollern, Germany)
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Hohenzollern Castle is a castle approximately 50 kilometers south of Stuttgart, Germany. It is considered the ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern family, which emerged in the Middle Ages and eventually became German Emperors.
7. Castle Howard (York, UK)
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Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, 15 miles north of York. It is a private residence, the home of the Howard family for more than 300 years.
8. Castle Hluboka (Hluboka nad Vltavou)
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The Hluboká Castle is situated in Hluboká nad Vltavou and considered one of the most beautiful castles of the Czech Republic. In the second half of the 13th century a gothic castle was built at the site.
9. Bojnice Castle (Bojnice Castle, Slovakia)
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Bojnice Castle is a medieval castle in Bojnice, Slovakia. It is a Romantic castle with some original Gothic and Renaissance elements built in the 12th century.
10. Castle Peles (Sinaia, Romania)
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Peleș Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914. Its inauguration was held in 1883.
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