The Hochburg, often also known as Hachberg Castle, is perched on a 343.6-metre-high hill above the district of Windenreute, a neighbourhood of Emmendingen, near the picturesque town of Sexau in the di...
High above the village of Grosmont in Monmouthshire stand the ruins of a castle that, at first glance, appears quiet and secluded. Yet for centuries, Grosmont Castle was a contested site on the border...
High above the idyllic village of Mammern in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, an impressive ruin has stood for centuries – Neuburg Castle. This stately structure, built in the mid-13th century, tells the ...
The castle ruins of Sigulda stand majestically on the edge of the Gauja Valley in the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia. The history of this medieval fortress is of great significance to Latvia’s cult...
High above the Rhine, on a steep rocky outcrop between Trechtingshausen and Assmannshausen, stands Rheinstein Castle. Anyone approaching it from the river or the main road is first struck by its drama...
Trausnitz Castle towers over the old town of Landshut, the district capital of Lower Bavaria, visible from afar. Nestled on the so-called Hofberg, a steep spur in the Lower Bavarian hills, it is not o...
