Back in the day, you were nothing without your own fortress — and so much of Europe is covered with castles — or, more accurately, the ruins of castles. But now, many of these former grand residences ...

Rick Edwards hosts 'Castles SOS,' an AI-powered documentary exploring the history, restoration, and drama behind iconic ...

"Or repair the existing arches. Or fence off and demolish. I tend to lean towards the repairs, but I can see the let nature take its course option, too." The ruins in the forest are all that remain of ...

The late German author W.G. Sebald is hardly a household name in America, and he was not among the literary greats I expected to be on my mind during a recent visit to the town of Frankenstein. The ...

Most of Europe's castles have long been discovered by travelers. These can be fun, offering battle re-enactments, sound-and-light shows, catapult demos, dress-up costumes, fake garden parties, wagon ...

When I was 18, I took my first independent trip to Europe. During that trip, I toured “Mad” King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany — a medieval castle dream. Then, just over the border in ...

Archaeologists had known for years that a hotel in Vannes, France, was built on the site of a medieval castle. The 18th century mansion-turned-hotel even named itself after the castle: the Château de ...

HAMPSHIRE. CASTLES ARE BY DEFINITION STURDY THINGS, SOLID AND BUILT TO RESIST OUTSIDE FORCES. BUT NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. WE ARE AT THE RUINS OF MADAME SHERRI’S CASTLE IN MADAME SHERRY FOREST IN ...

Travelers have long ago discovered most of Europe's castles. These fortresses can be fun, offering battle re-enactments, sound-and-light shows, catapult demos, dress-up costumes, fake garden parties, ...

The owner, Hubert de Commarque, bought the castle in 1968 and has been digging it out of the forest ever since. Along Italy's Amalfi Coast in Ravello, the ruins of the 13th-century Villa Rufolo ...