They seemed to have come from the pages of fairy tales.
We decided that our life sorely lacking in the tales of magic and majestic beauty. And what could be more fabulous than a magnificent ancient castle, though descended from the pages of the book? So today, we introduce you to the next portion of the most beautiful and impressive castles on the planet. Well, a few words about them, of course, will not forget to tell.
The Castle Of Chenonceau, France
Has a “popular name “Ladies castle”. One of the most beloved, famous and visited castles in France. Is a private property but is open to the public.
Castel Sant’angelo, Rome, Italy
Cochem Castle, Germany
He first mentioned in 1051.
Dunnottar castle — a medieval castle on the East coast of Scotland
Edinburgh castle is an ancient fortress on Castle rock in the centre of the Scottish capital
Hearst castle (Hearst castle”), California, USA
A national historic landmark on the Pacific coast of California. In the house of 56 bedrooms, 61 WC, 19 sitting rooms, the estate includes several pools and tennis courts, a movie theater, airfield and the world’s largest private zoo (no Pets now).
Herstmonceux castle, built in the XV century, located 10 km North-East of Eastbourne. It is the oldest and largest in England, the construction of brick
Hohenwerfen castle is located in Austria, at 155 m above the valley of the river Salzach, 40 km from Salzburg
Hohenzollern castle — a historic castle in Baden-württemberg, Germany
The first medieval castle fortress is mentioned in 1267, but assumed that it was built earlier, in the XI century.
The castle is located at a height of 855 m above sea level on a free standing mountain bearing the name of Hohenzollern. Among the local people this mountain is better known as Callenberg or simply Zoller.
Today the castle is a popular tourist attraction.
Lichtenstein castle — the “fairy tale castle” of the XIX century in the town of Hanau, in the municipality of Lichtenstein in Baden-württemberg
Located at an altitude of 817 m. Today the castle is open to visitors. It houses a large collection of historic weapons and armor.
Matsumoto castle — an ancient Japanese castle in Matsumoto city, Nagano Prefecture
The Monastery Of Pantanassa, Mistras, Greece
Pena Palace — the Palace in Portugal, situated on the high cliff above Sintra and different and fantastic style
The whole composition of the mountains, castle and castle Park area of 270 hectares — one of the earliest examples of romantic landscape architecture of the XIX century. The castle and the Park originated in 1840 as a Royal summer residence on the site of a small abandoned monastery.
QUINTA da regaleira, Portugal
The Palace and Park complex on the territory of which are romantic Palace in neo-Gothic style, the chapel and a Park with lakes, grottoes, fountains and various architectural whims
Is called by the name of the Baroness of Regaleira, which acquired the estate in 1840, also known as the Palace of Monteiro the millionaire.
The Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India
