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There are some, who knows exactly the bloody historical facts relating to the castles, but many others are visiting one and another building just for it’s beauty. In our selection we introduce most of the times fairytale castles, from which you can choose by your taste if you are planning a castle tour.
#20 Alarcon Castle, Spain
This middle age village can be found in the middle of Spain, one and a half hour driving distance from Madrid. The fortress surreanded by castlewall, the templs, the stone houses and the castle itself gives back truly the mood of middle ages. They started to build the castle in the VIII. century, and later they kept it renovating, so the relics of later times can be explored by tourists. The fortress built on a rocky wall surrounds the Jucar River and the watchtowers bring a spectacular view to the visitors. The castle tour is complete with the night spent in the hotel which can be found here.
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#19 Malbork, Poland
The largest medieval castle in Europe is only 65 kilometers away from Gdansk. The stones of red-bladder, according to the saying, got the color of the blood from those who had been killed here. In the 16th century, III. Pope Celestine allowed the German Knights Order members, to live in this castle. Later, they established a state, which was allowed by IX. Pope Gregory, the area is donated to the Knights Order for everlasting times. A multi-part castle system fascinates those arriving from far. In this castle, every year, the castle of the Crusaders’ War is held in which Jagello’s knights try to take Malbork. At this time, they will make a real medieval mood for visitors not only with the tournament of knights but also with the market of medieval crafts.
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#18 Mont-Saint-Michel, France
This magical building was built on a granite rock in the La Manche canal tide, one kilometer from the Normandy coast of France. Interestingly, it is accessible on foot at low tide. According to the legends, in 708, Archbishop of St. Michael, who was the bishop of Avranches, had ordered him to build a monastery out of the sea on a rock. Two hundred years later the island was occupied by the Normans, so the monastery is characterized by Norman architectural styles. During the French Revolution, the Benedictine monastery was closed, and the building continued as a prison.
