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Castles of Europe

 Eilean Donan Castle, Scottish Highlands  Edinburgh Castle, Scotland  Kylemore Abbey, Ireland  Kilkenny Castle, Ireland  Caernarfon Castle, Wales. Credit: Wales Tourism Bureau  Medieval city and castle of Carcassonne, France  Château de Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France  Château de Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France  Château de Chambord, Loire Valley, France  Palais des Papes, Avignon, France  The Alhambra, Granada, Spain  The Alcazar, Segovia, Spain  Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy  Wawel Castle, Krakow, Poland  Trakai Castle, Lithuania  Heidelberg Castle, Germany  Castle along the Rhine River, Germany  Hradcany Castle, Prague, Czech Republic

Castles in Europe reflect many styles of architecture, especially considering time and place, although most are based on the concept of some type of fortification. For example, the castles of Scotland and Wales can be very different from those of the Loire River Valley in France! We hope you enjoy our virtual tour of some of the breathtaking castles found on a variety of our journeys to Europe. And when the time is right, you might want to join one of those tours and walk the historic corridors of those castles in person.

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