Castles of Europe
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Castle Sites by Country: A-M
Austria
Burg
Forchtenstein austriaforvisitors.com
Burgenland means "Land of Castles," and Burg Forchtenstein may be the biggest
and baddest fortress in that Austrian province.
Heidenreichstein
austriaforvisitors.com
Tour the moated castle, explore the Moorland and Peat Bog Museum, and take a
ride on the historic narrow-gauge railroad in Lower Austria's Waldviertel.
Belgium
Eupedia's
Belgium Guide: Castles of Belgium
Some 300 of Belgium's 3,000+ castles are open to the public as museums, hotels,
restaurants, or reception venues.
France
Loire Valley
Castles
View the photo albums, or rent a castle with 15 or more friends.
Germany
Roads to Ruins
Explore the medieval fortifications of Germany with Edward G. Kane.
Rheinland-Pfalz
Learn about 17 state-owned castles and monuments in the Rhineland-Palatinate.
Wartburg
Castle europeforvisitors.com
Martin Luther used Eisenach, Germany's historic castle as a hiding
place during the early days of the Reformation.
Ireland
Wikipedia:
List of Castles in Ireland
Many of the articles linked from this page are
barely more than stubs, but some are full-fledged entries with detailed text and
photos.
Italy
Castellitoscani.com
Visit the "medieval heart of Italy" with P. Ramponi's Castles of Tuscany site.
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