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- Albrechtsberg Castle - Description and history of this medieval castle between Melk and Loosdorf in Austria still used as a home. Includes location map and galleries of historical images and current photographs.
members.chello.at/franz.weinberger/albrechtsberg/indexe.html
- Belgian Castles - More than 300 castles classified for visits, restaurants, hotels, meetings, weddings, bed and breakfast, possibilties for cultural events.
www.dreamit.be/castles
- Castle of Sypesteyn - The official site of this mock-medieval castle in Netherlands built around 1900 by C.H.C.A. van Sypesteyn, who intended it as an authentic reconstruction.
www.sypesteyn.nl
- Castle Tirol - Photographs and outline history of this medieval castle in Northern Italy - now a museum - from Dorf Tirol.
www.dorftirol.com/uk/section4.htm
- Castles - Images and descriptions of several castles in Europe and Himeji Castle, Japan, with references, from Great Buildings Online.
www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/castle.html
- Castles and Palaces of Austria - The Austrian National Tourist Office publishes this text-only directory.
austria-tourism.at/route/facts2.html
- Castles and Castle Ruins in the Netherlands - Enthusiast Marko Tjemmes supplies clear histories of castles close to his home in Rotterdam, illustrated with photographs, earlier images and ground plans. Bibliography.
www.castles.nl
- Castles and Fortresses in 3D - Jeffrey Cooper's photographs of castles and fortresses in Europe, including some in three dimensions, with instructions on how to view.
www.3dphoto.net/stereo/world/topics/castles/castles.html
- Castles and Palaces of Poland - Commercial directory with many castles and palaces organized by region. Includes information about the castles of the Teutonic Knights.
www.poland.net/castles
- Castles and Palaces of Portugal - Photographs with brief histories and descriptions of Belem Tower and Castelo de São Jorge (Lisbon), Palace de Pena and Sintra Palace (Sintra), Queluz, Mafra, Marvão, Bragança Castle and Paço de Giela.
www.castelos.org
- Castles History - An essay on the architectural development of castles in Europe by Michelle Roberts, with glossary and bibliography. Looks at their purpose, plan and construction. Text only.
www.manitoulin-link.com/medieval/castles.html
- Castles of the Crown of Castile - A bilingual site, English and Spanish, about the castles of this ancient Spanish kingdom. The castles are arranged by geographical category.
es.geocities.com/endovelico2001/castle.html
- Castles of the Middle Ages - An introduction to castles - their purpose, rooms, and defenses - and descriptions of some of the most famous in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Eastern Europe. Includes weddings in castles.
www.medieval-castles.net
- Castles of the United States - Castle-fan Jim is building himself a mock-medieval home. Here he gathers images of other imitation castles in the US.
dupontcastle.com/castles
- Castles of Tuscany - P.Ramponi's comprehensive guide navigated via an index and interactive maps. Readable history and photographs for each of the many castles or walled towns.
www.castellitoscani.com
- Castles: British and Irish - Amateur photographs with brief description of castles in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
www.geocities.com/castlesights
- Chateau de Saint-Loup - History and description of this French Chateau. Includes interior and exterior photographs of the castle and gardens.
www.chateaudesaint-loup.com/history.html
- Château de Spontin - Small photographs and information for visitors on this picturesque late medieval Belgian castle.
www.dreamit.be/castles/spontin/index.htm
- Châteaux and Castles in France - Collection of photographs taken by Vic Freund of Centralia College, Centralia, WA, US.
www.centralia.ctc.edu/~vfreund/FrenchResources/Frenchslides/frenchchateaux.html
- Chortkiv Castle from 1610 - This stone castle in Western Ukraine was built in 1610 to replace a medieval timber one. Roman Zakharii gives a photograph, history and description.
matisse.ceu.hu/students/97/Roman_Zakharii/chortkiv.htm
- Coca Castle, Spain - History, description and photographs of this spectacular 15th century castle, brick-built by Don Alonso de Fonseca in the Mudejar (Moorish) style. Geocities pop-up banners.
www.geocities.com/coca_castle
- Dracula's Castle - Photographs and lively popular history of the stunning Bran Castle, Romania, once used by Vlad the Impaler, with mood music. Includes information about other castles in Romania.
www.draculascastle.com/index.html
- Egeskov Castle - Renaissance moated castle in Denmark from 1554 with information in English, Danish and German. Contains a large park with beautiful gardens, and an old-timer museum.
www.egeskov.com
- Helfstyn Castle - Roman Derych provides an illustrated introduction to the history and architectural development of one of the best preserved castle complexes in the Czech Republic.
www.helfstyn.cz
- Hohensalzburg Fortress - Fortress in Salzburg, Austria, built in 1077. One of the largest fully preserved fortresses in central Europe.
www.salzburginfo.at/rundgang/festung_e.htm
- Hwasongsong Castle - Henny Savenije describes the construction of this fortress built (1794-1796) in Suwon, Korea by King Jeongjo. He includes the original drawings for it from the manuscript book Hwasong Seongyeok Uigwe.
www.hwasong.henny-savenije.pe.kr
- Loire Valley Castles, France - Royal castles photo gallery by Georges d'Alba.
perso.wanadoo.fr/guillonniere/loirevalley
- Magnificent Crac des Chevaliers - John Crocker's brief history and virtual tour of the great Crusader castle in Syria. A clickable plan leads to his photographs and comments.
www.crock11.freeserve.co.uk/crac.htm
- Medieval Castles in Finland - Beautiful photographs from Virtual Finland, with readable history by Dr. Carl Jacob Gardberg, State archaeologist.
virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/castles.html
- Medieval Castles of the World - Aims to catalogue and describe all the castles of the world. Many are listed, some with photograph and history. Includes a glossary of castle terminology.
www.medievalcastles.net
- Medieval Siege - Companion site to the NOVA program on castles.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet
- Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna, Finland - St. Olaf's Castle was founded in 1475 by Erik Axelsson Tott. Official site of the National Board of Antiquities has beautiful photographs, brief history and visitor information.
www.nba.fi/CASTLES/OLOF/Infoeng.htm
- ORB Bibliographies: Castles - Over 1600 citations of works on castles from the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
orb.rhodes.edu/bibliographies/castles.html
- Peel Castle - A virtual tour by Charles Guard. The castle is on St Patrick's Isle, part of the Isle of Mann.
www.isle-of-man.com/heritage/sites/peel-castle/index.htm
- Ranton Castle - Web-France International offers a history, photographs and description of this 14th-century castle in the Loire Valley. French language version available.
www.wfi.fr/ranton/tower.html
- Sirmione Castle - An illustrated history and description from Glass, Steel and Stone of this 13th-century castle by Lake Garda, also known as Rocca Scaligera.
glasssteelandstone.home.att.net/I-Sirmione.html
- Tennessus Castle, France - Photographs and popular history of this 14th-century moated castle in Poitou Charentes.
www.wfi.fr/tennessus/history.html
- Torrione Castle - An Italian fortress dating from the Middle Ages, though much altered. History and archival images.
vialardi.org
- Transylvanian Castles and Citadels - Illustrated histories, including plans, of the castles of Fagaras, Deva, Hunedoara and Bran (setting of Dracula), and medieval towers in the Hateg Country, all in the mountains of Romania.
www.castelemedievale.go.ro
- Castles of the World - Extensive collection of castles, palaces, fortresses and monasteries. Organized with search engine, maps, descriptions, photos and a directory.
www.castles.org
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