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Castles of Europe

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