Castles!

I post about castles, a lot. I figured I may as well just make a list of all those posts where castles show up.

I also added some posts with city walls because those are awesome, too. Enjoy!

A wonderful Spanish castle for reference. In case you forgot what a castle was.

 

Check out all these posts on those wonderful fortifications!

 


Italia: Wandering Bergamo

Città Alta. Bergamo, Italy

Explorations of a city with gorgeous churches, multiple fortifications and view of the Alps.  Continue reading

Italia: Wandering Milan

Explorations of one of Italy’s largest cities that for some reason I keep going back to.  Continue reading

Italia: Wandering Ferrara

Castello Estense di Ferrara. Ferrara, Italy

Explore a city so lovely that it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Continue reading

Italia: Wandering Prato

view from Castello dell'Imperatore. Prato, Italy

Explorations of a small Tuscan city not far from Florence. Continue reading

Italia: Wandering Assisi

Basilica Santa Francesco d'Assisi. Assisi, Italy

Explorations of a city made famous by its saintly son.  Continue reading

Italia: Wandering Monopoli

Castello Carlo V. Monopoli, Italy

Explorations of a gorgeous city on the Adriatic Sea. Continue reading

Italia: Wandering Bari

promenade. Bari, Italy

Explorations of a port city on the Adriatic Sea and the final resting place of Ole St. Nick. Continue reading

Italia: Wandering Lecce

Explorations of a Baroque city built in stone.  Continue reading

Italia: Wandering Scilla

Scilla, Italy

Explorations of a small town perched by the edge of the sea.  Continue reading

Italia: Wandering Catania

Basilica Cattedrale di Sant'Agata. Catania, Sicily, Italy

Explorations of a Baroque city at the foot of Mt. Etna.  Continue reading

Wandering Würzburg

Garden of Würzburg Residence (Residenz Würzburg)

Explore a lovely Bavarian city that was fantastically rebuilt after WWII.  Continue reading

Wandering Dresden

Courtyard. Dresden Castle. Dresden, Germany

Explore a city that rose from the ashes of WWII.  Continue reading

Wandering Prague, Part 2: Prague Castle

St. Vitus Cathedral. Prague Castle. Prague, Czechia

Discover the grand castle of Prague! Continue reading

Wandering Brno

Brno, Czechia

Bones, mummies, and even a castle! Check out the amazing Czech city of Brno! Continue reading

Wandering Bratislava

Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross. Bratislava, Slovakia.

Explore the adorable capital city of Slovakia! Continue reading

Wandering Salzburg

Salzach River. Salzburg, Austria

Explore this salty city famous for “the Sound of Music” and Mozart.  Continue reading

Wandering Werdenberg

A brief exploration of an adorable medieval Swiss village.  Continue reading

Wandering Liechtenstein

Burg Gutenberg. Balzers, Liechtenstein

Explore a country that is the fourth smallest in Europe and one most people have never heard of.  Continue reading

España: Small Towns and Quick Visits

Castillo Almodovar del Rio, Spain

Some more places I found along my journey around Spain.  Continue reading

España: Wandering Toledo, Part 2

spouts. San Juan de los Reyes. Toledo, Spain

More explorations of Toledo. The one in Spain, not the one in Ohio. Continue reading

España: Wandering Toledo, Part 1

the city of Toledo on a hill

Explore the original Toledo, an ancient city upon a hill.  Continue reading

España: Belmonte, Aranjuez and El Escorial

El Escorial. San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

One cannot just visit Spain without seeing some castles and palaces.  Continue reading

España: Wandering Cordoba

garden. Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos. Cordoba, Spain

Patios, gardens, and courtyards. Explorations of Cordoba.  Continue reading

España: Two Castles and Baeza

keep towers. Castillo de Alcalá de Real. Fortaleza de La Mota, Spain

A ruined town inside of a grand fortress, a castle overlooking a town, and a UNESCO World Heritage city, explore the province of Jaén. Continue reading

España: Baelo Claudia and Tarifa

ruins. Baelo Claudia. Bolonia, Spain

An Ancient Roman town and a seaside town, more explorations of the southern Spanish coast! Continue reading

España: Cadiz, Jerez, and the Southern Coast

Cadiz, Spain

Three days of exploration on Spain’s southern coast.  Continue reading

España: Wandering Ávila

Explorations of a picturesque walled city on a hill.  Continue reading

España: Wandering Segovia

Explorations of beautiful Old Segovia, Spain. Continue reading

España: A Real Spanish Castle

How does one start a five week journey around Spain? Well, with a castle of course! Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Days 27-28, Cornwall and Devon

Castle Drogo. Devon, England

Explore some of what England’s most beautiful peninsula has to offer. Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 25, Southeastern Wales

Tintern Abbey. Wales

The adventure continues through the Welsh countryside, in search of churches, ruins, castles, and a town devoted to books. Continue reading

Viaggio Italiano: Return to Florence, Part 2

Santa Croce. Florence, Italy

Explorations of Florence continue with wonderful gardens, palaces, churches and museums, all the staples of urban tourism. Continue reading

Viaggio Italiano: Return to Rome, Part 2

Castel Sant'Angelo. Rome, Italy

Churches, churches and more churches, tag along as I explore some of my favorite sights in Rome.  Continue reading

Viaggio Italiano: Return to Naples

Naples, Italy

Tag along as I return once again to the amazing city of Naples, Italy. Continue reading

Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Palermo, Part One

Capella Palatina. Palazzo dei Normanii. Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

Explore Palermo, Sicily’s two most amazing attractions! Continue reading

Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Syracuse

Piazza del Duomo. Syracuse, Italy

Explore one of Sicily’s most famous and oldest cities. Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 24, Wandering Cardiff

Explorations of the great Welsh capital of Cardiff. Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 23, Hellfire Pass and a Patron Saint

Hellfire Pass. Wales

From Snowdonia National Park to Saint Davids, explore Western Wales. Continue reading

Wandering Arles

amphitheater. Arles, France

Explorations of a picturesque Southern French town. Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 22, Chester and Some Welsh Castles

Conwy Castle. Conwy, Wales

Explore the medieval town of Chester and a couple of awesome castles in Northern Wales. Continue reading

Wandering Mantua

Piazza Sordello. Mantua, Italy

Explorations of a lovely Northern Italian city full of wonderful palaces and churches. Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 20, Carlisle to Penrith

Carlisle Cathedral. Carlisle, England

A cathedral, an abbey, castle ruins and even a mysterious stone circle, all the British staples in just one day.  Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Days 18-19, Western Scotland

Caerlaverock Castle. Scotland, United Kingdom

Castles, history, and views. What more can you ask for? Explore Western Scotland with me. Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 17, the Isle of Skye

Coast near Lealt Falls. Isle of Skye. Scotland. United Kingdom

Visiting the Isle of Skye was like a dream. See for yourself.  Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Days 15-16, Northern Scottish Highlands

Eilean Donan Castle. Scottish Highlands

Castles, historic towns, waterfalls, lighthouses and the Highlands. Northern Scotland has so much to offer. Continue reading

Wandering San Marino

Piazza della Liberta. San Marino

Explorations of the oldest republic in the world. Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 14, the Central Highlands

Loch Lochy

Bowl-shaped mountains, separated by lochs of dark blue water and endless, treeless moors, dot the landscape. Intrigued yet? Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Days 12-13, Aberdeenshire, Mostly

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Explore the richness of Northern Scotland with two history-filled days in Angus and Aberdeenshire. Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 10, Wandering Edinburgh

Old Town. Edinburgh. Scotland

Heading into Scotland with explorations of its most famous city. Continue reading

Wandering Rome: the Museums

Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy

Explorations of my favorite city in the world’s museums.  Continue reading