Anyone approaching Castelfranco Veneto from the Venetian plain can recognise the town’s distinctive silhouette from afar: an almost continuous ring of red-brick walls, punctuated by mighty towers and ...
High above the whitewashed houses of the small Portuguese town of Óbidos stands one of the country’s most impressive medieval fortifications. The Castelo de Óbidos is far more than just a tourist attr...
High above the coastal plain of Alcalà de Xivert in the Spanish province of Castellón stands one of the most impressive medieval fortifications in the Valencia region: the Castell de Xivert, known in ...
High above the narrow streets of the medieval-looking village of Pedraza stands a fortress that ranks among the most impressive historic buildings in the Spanish province of Segovia: the Castillo de P...
In the heart of Mazovia, a historic region in present-day Poland, the Mazovian Ducal Castle of Ciechanów stands majestically. This Brick Gothic castle, built at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries...
Towering high above downtown Bielefeld stands one of East Westphalia’s most famous structures: Sparrenburg. Anyone standing on the Sparrenberg today looks out over a complex that, at first glance, res...
