castle - Germany
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Castles of the Rhine Valley | Rating: 8.80 |
Rhine valley is a section of the river from Bonn to Bingen. In this article, we will focus on ..., read more... |
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Gifhorn | Rating: 8.60 |
| A town in Lower Saxony. The main attraction is the International Windmill and Watermill Museum, which has mills from more than 10 countries, read more... |
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Vischering castle | Rating: 8.60 |
| The region around Münster has the largest number of water castles. The Vischering Castle is perhaps one of the most beautiful and characteristic in Westphalia, read more... |
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Neuschwanstein Castle | Rating: 8.40 |
Neuschwanstein Castle is one of the most visited tourist sites in Germany and the most popular castle in Europe. The castle ..., read more... |
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Gotha | Rating: 8.40 |
Gotha was visited by us accidentally. We missed the next train and had to spend somehow 2 hours. After the ..., read more... |
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Schwerin Castle | Rating: 8.40 |
Schwerin is the smallest of the cities that are the capital of their lands, here lives less than 100 thousand ..., read more... |
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Castle and park in Merseburg | Rating: 8.40 |
| We stopped in Merseburg on the way and spent the night at the local Radisson (booking.com). Right next to the hotel there is a rather large and beautiful castle-palace, as well as a park. That's why we chose the town, since it's quiet and we had fun walking around, read more... |
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Celle | Rating: 8.20 |
Celle is a town in Lower Saxony, 35 kilometers from Hannover. It will be interesting to fans of half-timbered ..., read more... |
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Bad Pyrmont | Rating: 8.20 |
Bad Pyrmont is a resort with more than 500-year history. There are about 50 towns in Germany with the "Bad" ..., read more... |
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Drachenburg Castle | Rating: 8.20 |
Drachenburg Castle was built in 1882-1884 by order of Baron Stefan von Zarter, a wealthy stockbroker from Bonn. The castle ..., read more... |
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Wewelsburg Castle | Rating: 8.20 |
Wewelsburg Castle belongs to objects that are interesting not only as castles, but because of their secrets and legends.
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Rheinsberg Castle | Rating: 8.20 |
| The picturesque castle (palace) on the banks of Lake Grinericksee in the city of Reinsberg, read more... |
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Hohenzollern Castle | Rating: 8.20 |
| One of the most beautiful castles in the world, the residence of the Hohenzollern dynasty. It is worth saying that we have not visited it yet and here we will tell only about the cool lookout Zellerhorn Gipfel, read more... |
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Marienburg Castle | Rating: 8.00 |
Marienburg Castle is not very popular with tourists, but in my opinion it is one of the most beautiful castles in ..., read more... |
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Satzvey Castle | Rating: 8.00 |
Satzvey Castle is a medieval fortress with water barriers. Its history began in the 12th century. The first stone buildings ..., read more... |
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Neuhaus Castle in Paderborn | Rating: 8.00 |
Neuhaus Castle, former residence of bishop princes, is quite a famous Renaissance castle in North Rhine-Westphalia. Thanks to the gardeners' exhibition on its territory in 1994, it was renovated and now you can find it in excellent condition, read more... |
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Wernigerode | Rating: 8.00 |
Idea to visit Wernigerode came to us after watching the Soviet movie "The Very Same Munchhausen" (1979). This is ..., read more... |
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Basedow Castle (Schloss Basedow) | Rating: 8.00 |
| One of the most beautiful castles in Mecklenburg Switzerland. It was built by the noble family Hahn in 1467 and is one of the oldest in the region, read more... |
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Hundisburg castle | Rating: 8.00 |
| Luxury Baroque castle-palace, read more... |
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Heldrungen castle | Rating: 8.00 |
| An interesting fortification with two moats and four bastions. This is the only fully preserved castle in Germany, built in the French architectural style. In the center is a Renaissance castle built in 1512 - 1519, although the oldest buildings date from 1217, read more... |
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Eutin and Eutin castle | Rating: 8.00 |
| Eutin is a city in the Holstein Switzerland nature park (Naturpark Holsteinische Schweiz). It stands on the shore of a large lake Großer Eutiner See, read more... |
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Palace and park in Bad Muskau | Rating: 8.00 |
| Bad Muskau is a location of a wonderful palace and park ensemble. The town itself is close to the border with Poland, so when you walk through the park, you will visit two countries at once, read more... |
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Corvey Castle | Rating: 7.80 |
In the Internet this place is often called the Corvey Abbey, and it is wrong: mass tourists will not go ..., read more... |
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Quedlinburg | Rating: 7.80 |
Quedlinburg is called the reserve of German Fachwerk (half-timbered architecture). There are more then 1,300 half-timbered houses in the town, and this is the largest number in Germany. The town was lucky to escape the bombing during the World War II . The oldest house in East Germany dates back to the first half of the 14th century, read more... |
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Meissen | Rating: 7.80 |
| Meissen has one of the most beautiful castles in Germany - Albrechtsburg. This was the main reason why we came ..., read more... |
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Anholt castle | Rating: 7.80 |
| For many centuries Anholt Castle is privately owned by the princely family of Salm-Salm. One half of it is turned into a hotel, and the second is a small museum and living rooms of the owners. During the Second World War, the castle received significant damage. The restoration was completed in 1966, read more... |
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Gluckburg Castle | Rating: 7.80 |
| Glücksburg is the northernmost castle in Germany. It was built in 1582 in the middle of a lake in the city of the same name. Over the centuries it was one of the most important family seats in Northern Germany. Here lived Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein and, occasionally, the Danish kings, read more... |
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Clemenswerth Castle | Rating: 7.80 |
| Despite the name "castle", it is more of a hunting complex, though it has a very unusual, geometric shape. It was built in 1737-1747 by order of Bishop Clemens Augustus, and the architect was famous Baroque architect Johann Conrad Schlaun, read more... |
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Ploen Castle and Prinzeninsel Island | Rating: 7.80 |
| The city of Plön stands on the rather large Lake Großer Plöner See in the heart of the Holstein Switzerland natural park (Naturpark Holsteinische Schweiz). It is curious that in many countries natural parks are compared with Switzerland, read more... |
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Huennefeld Castle | Rating: 7.60 |
Hünnefeld Castle is located several kilometers from the Ippenburg Castle. The area was first mentioned in 1146. The first castle was ..., read more... |
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Wuerzburg | Rating: 7.60 |
Würzburg is little known among foreign tourists. This Baroque city is located in the heart of Germany, while most tourists ..., read more... |
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Weimar | Rating: 7.60 |
Frankly speaking, we didn't know about Weimar before our visit. But afterward it became clear that one day was not ..., read more... |
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Moritzburg castle | Rating: 7.60 |
| After the division of Saxony in 1485 and the transfer of the residence to Dresden and Wittenberg, a lot of ..., read more... |
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Evenburg Castle in Leer | Rating: 7.40 |
There are several interesting sights in the town of Leer in northern Germany. The most notable of them is the ..., read more... |
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Gemen castle | Rating: 7.40 |
| Gemen castle was built in 1411 on the site of a castle of the 11th century, by one of the richest people in Westphalia. It is located in the middle of the lake, on two islands. At the moment there is a children's training center in the castle, so the castle has the second name "youth castle", read more... |
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Dornburg palaces (Dornburger Schloesser) | Rating: 7.40 |
| The architectural ensemble of the three palaces in the city of Dornburg. All three buildings are located in a line at the top of a hill and are built in different styles, read more... |
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Burgk castle | Rating: 7.40 |
| Was built in 1403 and belonged to the noble family of Reuss. The castle is located in a picturesque place, on the banks of the river Saale, read more... |
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Wolfsburg Castle and Park | Rating: 7.40 |
| In addition to Automotive City, there is a pretty good park with a castle in Wolfsburg, read more... |
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Ulrichshusen castle | Rating: 7.40 |
| Romantic castle on the shore of the lake of the same name in the heart of the national park of Mecklenburg Switzerland, read more... |
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Ahrensburg Castle | Rating: 7.40 |
| A snow-white square-shaped castle located in a small town of the same name, not far from Hamburg. There is a well-kept English-style park around the castle, read more... |
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Brake castle | Rating: 7.40 |
| Weser Renaissance castle in the city of Lemgo. A distinctive feature is the seven-story tower, read more... |
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Eltz Castle | Rating: 7.20 |
Eltz Castle is one of the most beautiful medieval buildings in Germany. It had never been destroyed or captured. The castle ..., read more... |
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Berlepsch castle | Rating: 7.20 |
| The defensive castle of Berlepsch was built in the 14th century right in the middle of the forest. Few times it was destroyed and rebuilt, and received it's current shape in 1880-90. The castle is interesting first of all for its romantic silhouette, read more... |
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German Fairy Tale Route | Rating: 7.20 |
| Germany has many interesting routes, one of which is designed specifically for trips with children - Fairy Tale Route. The places on this route are not imaginary, but quite real. The most famous German writers - the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm loved to travel and collect different stories. Places where they heard and recorded fairy tales were included in this this route, read more... |
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Flechtingen water castle | Rating: 7.20 |
| The picturesque castle on the shore of the pond, surrounded on all sides by water, read more... |
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Kalkhorst Castle | Rating: 7.20 |
| The castle stands on the territory of the feudal estate, founded in the 14th century. The modern, neo-Gothic building was built in the years 1853-1874. The general design of the estate was created by the architect Conrad Wilhelm Hase, known for many buildings, for example, the best castle in Lower Saxony - Marienburg, read more... |
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Oldenburg | Rating: 7.20 |
| Oldenburg is best known as the medieval residence of the dynasty of the same name. Until 1773, the Earl of Oldenburg was also the king of Denmark, which means the weight of the title was huge, read more... |
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Osnabrueck | Rating: 7.00 |
Like many cities in Germany, Osnabrück was completely destroyed during the war. The city is standard, with restored historic center, Market ..., read more... |
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Haemelschenburg Castle | Rating: 7.00 |
Hämelschenburg Castle was built between 1588 and 1618. It belongs to the Weser Renaissance. Southern wing of the Italian Renaissance style ..., read more... |
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Detmold | Rating: 7.00 |
| Detmold is a small town, administrative center of the Lippe district. The castle on an island in the center of the town was first mentioned in 1366. Some walls have survived from that time, read more... |
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