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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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