High above the densely packed houses of Genoa, on Monte Galletto in the Castelletto district, stands a building that at first glance resembles a medieval castle. Battlements, towers, pointed arches an...
High above the town of Jajce stands a fortress whose walls have withstood several centuries of South-Eastern European history. The Citadel of Jajce – often referred to as the Fortress of Jajce – is no...
Towering high above the medieval streets of Assisi stands the Rocca Maggiore, a mighty fortress on Monte Asio. Whilst Assisi is known worldwide primarily as the birthplace of St Francis and as a centr...
High above the lakes of Llyn Padarn and Llyn Peris stands a solitary, imposing round tower built of dark slate. Today, Dolbadarn Castle stands as a silent sentinel over the Llanberis Pass – yet in the...
High above the town of Vršac, on the edge of the Pannonian Plain in the Serbian Banat, stands a medieval tower that has dominated the landscape for centuries. Vršac Castle – Vršački zamak in Serbian –...
High above the Adriatic coast, to the west of Budva’s old town, lie the ruins of Mogren Fortress. Parts of its mighty walls still rise up amongst pine trees, dense scrub and stony slopes. From here, t...
