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Entrance Fee from the 44 Metre High Fortified Tower, There Is a Adults € 9,50 Magnificent View of Mauterndorf, the Radstädter Children (6 to 15 Y T H E R U S S I A N A B R O A D ' S GUIDE T O C A S T L E S I N E U R O P E PHOTOS HISTORY LOCATION Learn how they look Learn their story Learn how to visit INTRO- DUCTION There are two types of castles in Europe: those that are ridiculously awesome and those that are absolutely fantastic. Every castle has a certain “wow” factor that makes visiting them an unforgettable experience. It feels so great to sink into the atmosphere of medievality, imagine the life we only know from books now, touch the old stones, walk the dark corridors, visit the terrible dungeons, and enjoy the gorgeous views from atop of the defensive towers. If you're holding this ebook in your hands (or, rather, reading it from your laptop screens), this means that you're a huge fan of castles. Luckily, Europe has plenty of them! That's why I decided to compile this little book to bring together Europe's most beautiful, most recognizable, most memorable castles. Some castles in this list are medieval. Some are neo-Gothic. Some are crazy fairy-tale castles, some are ruins. All of them, however, are meant to tell a story, C to inspire you, and to share something A S special with each and every one of us. T L E G This ebook provides some general info U I about the castle, tells you how much it D E costs to get in, and how to get to the | location. P A G E So, let's begin the castle journey, shall we? 3 CONTENTS A G P GERMANY pg. 15-18 POLAND pg. 29-30 AUSTRIA pg. 4-5 GREECE pg. 19 PORTUGAL pg. 31-32 B H R BELGIUM pg. 6 HUNGARY pg. 20-21 ROMANIA pg. 33-34 C I T CZECH IRELAND pg. 22-23 TURKEY pg. 40 REPUBLIC pg. 7 ITALY pg. 24 D L U DENMARK pg. 8-9 LATVIA pg. 25 UKRAINE pg. 41 LITHUANIA pg. 26 UK pg. 42-26 E N ESTONIA pg. 10 NETHERLANDS pg. 27 NORWAY pg. 28 F S FINLAND pg. 11-12 SLOVAKIA pg. 35 FRANCE pg. 13-14 SPAIN pg. 36-38 SWITZERLAND pg. 39 AUSTRIA [österreich] BURG MAUTERNDORF History How to get there Located 1,138 metres above the sea The castle is found in a small market town level, Mautendorf Castle is built on the site of an old of Mauterndorf (population: less than 2,000 Roman fort that dates to 326 AD. The castle is a people), which lies at the foot of the unique gem in the beautiful mountain region of Grosseck-Speiereck. It's a popular skiing Salzburg, simply begging you for a visit. destination, but it can be a tricky one to get to. Taking a car is the easiest way of For some time, Mautendorf was a summer residence transportation, but alternatively, you can of the fancy Salzburg archbishops, and you can still also take a Postbus bus from the Salzburg take an exciting trip back to those times as the visitor train station. of the castle: there are a museum and an exhibition. Entrance fee From the 44 metre high fortified tower, there is a Adults € 9,50 magnificent view of Mauterndorf, the Radstädter Children (6 to 15 y. o.) € 5,50 Tauern to the north, the Hohe Tauern to the west and Reduced € 8,00 the Nockberge mountain range to the south. Family ticket € 22,50 C A S T L E G U I D E | P A G E 4 Image: pension-mauterndorf.at AUSTRIA [österreich] HOHENSALZBURG History How to get there The castle of Hohensalzburg definitely outshines If you're already in Salzburg, you won't have other castles in Austria. Considered to be Europe's any difficulty finding the castle, as it looks biggest fortress, it is conveniently located on a hill right at you from atop of the mountain. overlooking the city of Salzburg, making it a gorgeous addition to an already gorgeous place. It is for sure the From Vienna, you can either take a plane or most visited and most notable landmark in town. a train, since it's only takes 1,5 hours or so to get there. There are over 20 trains With an exterior that looks pretty much like when it leaving to Salzburg from the Austrian was built in the 11th century, Hohensalzburg Castle capital, so you'll always catch one. doubles as a concert hall and event venue today. Entrance fee Consider getting SalzburgCard if you plan to visit the Adults € 12.00 castle: one-time free admission and quick access. (Tip! Children (6-14 years) € 6.80 Entrance before 11 am includes access to State Groups (of 10 adults or more) € 11.00 Rooms free of charge.) Families € 26.60 C A S T L E G U I D E | P A G E 5 Image: traveluto.com BELGIUM [België] GRAVENSTEEN History How to get there Built in 1180, the name of the castle literally means Gravensteen is located in Ghent, Belgium's "castle of the counts" in Dutch. The Gravensteen is secret little gem that is becoming less and situated at an altitude of 9 meters, and while that may less secret over the years. not sound that high, you still get pretty nice views from the castle. Ghent is easy to reach from any Belgian city: trains, cars, buses, planes, all depart to The castle used to serve as the seat of the Counts of Ghent very regularly. Flanders until they abandoned it in the 14th century. Then, it was used as a courthouse and a prison and it eventually decayed. There were, however, many Entrance fee torture instruments left behind that now make up a Adults € 10 pretty terrifying Torture Museum in the Castle, Reduced € 6 attracting thousands of visitors per year. FREE: Up to 19 y. o. , press, and Ghent CityCard Gent holders C A S T L E G U I D E | P A G E 6 Image: gravensteen.stad.gent CZECH REPUBLIC [Česká republika] KARLŠTEJN CASTLE History How to get there Karlstejn Castle was founded in the 14th century Karlstejn Castle, the second largest castle in under the reign of Charles IV — the king of Bohemia the Czech Republic, is only 40 minutes away and the Holy Roman Emperor whom the world is from Prague, and it's super easy to get there owning the existence of the famous Charles Bridge in by train. Prague. You can buy the ticket (which is also very Initially, Karlstejn castle was built to keep the crown cheap) directly at the Prague Central Station. jewels, holy relics and other royal treasures that the king was supposedly collecting with the passion of a maniac. According to his demands, the castle was Entrance fee built within an impressively short period of time — just (Only with a tour guide available) under 10 years — to serve as the king’s summer Adults 270 Kč (app. € 10) residence. But ironically, Charles IV has been there Reduced 180 Kč (app. € 7) only 10 times or so, and each of his visits lasted only Children 20 Kč (app. € 1) for a few days. Family ticket 860 Kč (app. € 32 ) C A S T L E G U I D E | P A G E 7 Image: czechtourism.com DENMARK [Danmark] EGESKOV CASTLE History How to get there For 460 years, Egeskov Castle has stood in its beautiful The Egeskov Castle is located in Odense: location in the landscape of Southern Funen. the unofficial capital and largest city on the island of Funen in Denmark. It was built by Frands Brockenhuus and completed in 1554. Due to the troubles caused by the civil war, most To get there, you can easily take a train with Danish noblemen built their homes as fortifications, and DSB from any major city. Odense is around this one was no exception. The castle is constructed on 2 hours away from Copenhagen and 4 hours oaken piles and located in a small lake with a maximum or so away from Hamburg. depth of 5 metres (16 ft). Entrance fee Originally, the only access was by means of a drawbridge. (For park, exhibition, and castle) According to legend, it took an entire forest of oak trees Adults 190 DKK (app. € 25) to build the foundation, hence the name Egeskov (oak Children 110 DKK (app. € 15) forest). FREE: Children under 6 y.o., visitors on a wheelchair/disabled C A S T L E G U I D E | P A G E 8 Image: wikimedia.org DENMARK [Danmark] KRONBORG CASTLE History How to get there Kronborg Castle is undoubtedly one of northern To get to the castle, you first need to get to Europe's finest Renaissance castles. It is located at the the town of Elsinore, located in the north entrance to Øresund and was built in 1574-1585. eastern corner of the island Zealand in Denmark. Take a train ((Danish: Kystbanen) It is also Denmark's most famous castle, as it's from Copenhagen, which takes about 45 precisely where William Shakespeare has set Hamlet in minutes. for the famous play. In the play, Shakespeare called Kronborg Castle Elsinore, which has become the English Alternatively, you can also take a boat ride name for Helsingør, the town where the castle is located. from Helsingborg (20 minutes). There are guided tours around the castle happening Entrance fee every day, so you can explore the grandiose interiors, creepy crypts, and dark catacombs.
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