July 4, 2011
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Pierrefonds Castle – fairytale castle in France Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Pierrefonds Castle (Château de Pierrefonds) is a nice picturesque castle located in France, about 80km north-east of Paris. The old castle was built on the place of today’s castle in Pierrefonds already in the 12th century. This great military […]
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Categories: France, Sights, Virtual Travel
June 26, 2011
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Helmond Castle – well preserved medieval castle in the Netherlands Updated: June 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Helmond Castle is well preserved medieval castle in the town of Helmond, in the Netherlands. Helmond Castle lies about 15 km east from the city of Eindhoven. Helmond Castle is everything you expect from a visit […]
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Categories: Netherlands, Sights, Virtual Travel
May 24, 2010
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Bojnice fairytale castle – one of the most popular castles in Slovakia Updated: February 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Bojnice Castle is not just one of the most popular castles in all of Slovakia, it is also one of the most infamous castles in the world due to the fact that it has […]
Tags: 12th-century, 19th-century, bojnice, bojnice-castle, castle, castles, centuries, heirs, hungary, illegitimate-son, inspiration, king-ladislaus, king-matthias, palffy, picturesque-castle, private-owner, reconstruction, reincarnation, slovakia, storybooks
Categories: Sights, Slovakia
May 14, 2010
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Orava castle – one of the most attractive tourist attractions in Slovakia Updated: March 4, 2020 | By Claire | More It was back in the 13th century when the Orava Castle was first constructed overlooking the village of Oravský Podzámok along the Orava River. It is a beautiful and picturesque castle which has attracted […]
Tags: 13th-century, 14th-century, admission, archaeology, attractive-tourist, castle-church, castle-view, castles-in-slovakia, centuries, disrepair, early-1800s, exhibits, fencing, hrad, limestone-cliff, locals, map, medieval-buildings, music-concerts, nighttime, nosferatu, orava-castle, orava-river, periods, picturesque-castle, planning-your-trip, reconstruction-effort, reconstructions, rocky-limestone, slovakia, street-performers, tartar-invasion, tourist-destinations, transylvania, upper-regions, world-war-ii
Categories: Sights, Slovakia
