Windsor Castle in England – the longest-occupied castle in Europe

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Windsor Castle is the medieval castle and the oldest royal residence in Great Britain. It is located in the southeastern part of the country, about 10km west of London. Windsor Castle dates from the 11th century. Originally it was built of wood by William the Conqueror in 1070, as the protection of western routes into […]

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York National Railway Museum in England – biggest railway museum in the world

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The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, a vast collection of over 100 historic locomotives and 300 items of rolling stock housed in three giant halls in the historic railway city of York, telling the story of Britain’s railway revolution from the early 19th century to the present […]

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Kronborg Castle in Denmark – the place of William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Hamlet

Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More If you take the ferry from Helsingør to Helsinborg, it is hard to miss the fortified castle of Kronborg at the coast. It became famous mainly because its corridors and rooms were used for William Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet. It is known as Elsinor in […]

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