Skip the lines in Paris and visit these picturesque towns and villages, where the crowds are fewer and the pace is slower.

Travelers who want to lose themselves in medieval fairy-tale-like castles should visit Europe's most castle-lined river full ...

Europe is filled with modern capitals and bustling cities, but scattered across the continent are towns that feel untouched ...

Europe has over 50,000 magnificent castles that offer a glimpse into a world of kings and queens. With imposing architecture and breathtaking settings, these castles are both historical wonders and ...

For centuries, medieval castles – hulking, isolated triumphs of masonry – have held a special place in the Western imagination, evoking at once a sense of history, fantasy, war and romance. They are ...

European castles are some of the world’s most iconic and historically significant structures, many dating back to the Middle Ages. They were primarily built for defense against enemy invaders, housing ...

Germany's Neushwanstein is a textbook-like example of 19th-century Romanticism. In 1869, King Ludwig began building his medieval fantasy on the hilltop not for defensive reasons, but because he liked ...

Europe is filled with castles that once belonged to royalty, knights, and nobles, and now, some of them open their grand doors to travelers looking for a stay that feels straight out of a storybook.

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