Bunratty Castle and Folk Park is one of the best heritage attractions in Ireland, a superbly restored 15th-century tower house near Shannon Airport in County Clare that, together with its reconstructed 19th-century Irish village (complete with traditional cottages, a school, a pub, and costumed interpreters), offers the most immersive journey into Irish medieval and rural […]
Helmond Castle is a rare medieval water castle that still stands in the centre of a modern Dutch city. Built in the 14th century, it is surrounded by a wide moat that reflects its sturdy brick walls. The castle has never been destroyed or rebuilt. It remains exactly as its original builders intended. Today it […]
Categories: Netherlands, Sights, Virtual Travel
The longest Gothic cathedral in Europe stretches over 170 metres from its west front to the eastern Lady Chapel, a testament to the ambition and faith of its medieval builders. Winchester Cathedral is one of the greatest churches in the world, a repository of over a thousand years of English history. It was here that […]
Categories: Religious Monuments, Sights, Sights, United Kingdom
Vastseliina Castle Ruins are one of Estonia’s most atmospheric medieval sites, the remains of a 14th-century Livonian Order bishop’s castle in southeastern Estonia that was once one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in the Baltic region, famous for a miraculous white cross that was said to have healing powers. Built in 1342, the castle […]
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 […]
Categories: Castles and Palaces, Sights, Sights, United Kingdom
