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Eltz Castle sits in the Eltzbach Valley near Wierschem in western Germany. For about 850 years, it has stayed under the same ...

Some sit proudly on cliffs or above rivers, others have been absorbed into towns, their towers peeking over rooftops. Together, they trace the country’s layered history: medieval frontiers, Habsburg ...

A five-year renovation has transformed an 11th-century castle into the UK’s most accessible heritage attraction.

With little experience, aside from building model castles as a child, Peter Hvid took on the ultimate DIY project: ...

In the riverside town of Vidin in Bulgaria, I was briefly king of the castle. I had the medieval citadel to myself. Looming ...

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