Castle Photos

Swallow's Nest Castle, Ukraine

Photograph by Steve Raymer

The neo-Gothic Swallow's Nest castle perches 130 feet (40 meters) above the Black Sea near Yalta in southern Ukraine. Built by a German noble in 1912, the flamboyant seaside residence now houses an Italian restaurant.

Burgundy Castle, France

Photograph by James L. Stanfield

A chateau and church crown fertile fields in the Côte-d'Or, a 30-mile (50-kilometer) strip of land in Bourgogne (Burgundy), France. The Côte-d'Or produces some of France's most venerated wines.

Neuschwanstein, Germany

Photograph by George F. Mobley

Commanding a view of the bluish-green Alpsee lake and girded by dark forests, King Ludwig's fairy-tale marble castle Neuschwanstein rises from a lofty rock west of Hohenschwangau in Bavaria, Germany.

Castle of Presule, Italy

Photograph by Zoltan Toth

A dense winter fog cleared briefly to reveal this fairy-tale scene around the Castle of Presule in South Tirol, Italy. The main castle was built around 1500, but it contains portions of the original fortress erected on the site in the early 13th century.

Manobier Castle, Wales

Photograph by Robert W. Madden

Surrounded by shrubs, Manorbier Castle fits nicely into the Welsh countryside. Built by Norman conquerors in the 11th century—first as a wooden structure and later of stone—this well-preserved castle in Pembrokeshire is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Wales.