Below, we highlight some of Germany's most stunning castles ... King Ludwig II's boyhood home. The original medieval ruins of this golden-hued castle were purchased and rebuilt by Crown Prince ...

At the site of a forgotten castle complex at Burgstein in southern Germany, archaeologists recently discovered several sets of rare medieval gaming pieces. Among the collection were a six-sided ...

According to the World Population Review, France has the highest number of castles in 2025, 45,000. Second is Italy with less ...

The castle is considered one of the best examples of medieval defensive and residential architecture in Central Europe.

Following the coronation of Henry I (876 to 936), the first German King from the Saxonian dynasty ... It illustrates the typical development of a medieval town, originating from a castle village and ...

Colditz Castle, a forbidding medieval edifice near Leipzig, Germany, was supposed to be the Nazis' most escape-proof prison. Incorrigible Allied officers who had repeatedly escaped from other ...