Castles of the World

Extensive collection of castles, palaces, fortresses and monasteries. Organized with search engine, maps, descriptions, photos and a directory.
http://www.castles.org/

Coca Castle, Spain

History, description and photographs of this spectacular 15th century castle, brick-built by Don Alonso de Fonseca in the Mudejar (Moorish) style. Geocities pop-up banners.
http://www.geocities.com/coca_castle/

Albrechtsberg Castle

Description and history of this medieval castle between Melk and Loosdorf in Austria still used as a home. Includes location map and galleries of historical images and current photographs.
http://members.fortunecity.de/schloss_albrechtsberg/indexe.html

Belgian Castles

More than 300 castles classified for visits, restaurants, hotels, meetings, weddings, bed and breakfast, possibilties for cultural events.
http://www.dreamit.be/castles/

Château de Spontin

Small photographs and information for visitors on this picturesque late medieval Belgian castle.
http://www.dreamit.be/castles/spontin/index.htm

Castles of Tuscany

P.Ramponi's comprehensive guide navigated via an index and interactive maps. Readable history and photographs for each of the many castles or walled towns.
http://www.castellitoscani.com/

Dracula's Castle

Photographs and lively popular history of the stunning Bran Castle, Romania, once used by Vlad the Impaler, with mood music. Includes information about other castles in Romania.
http://www.draculascastle.com/index.html

Castles of the Middle Ages

An introduction to castles - their purpose, rooms, and defenses - and descriptions of some of the most famous in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Eastern Europe. Includes weddings in castles.
http://www.medieval-castles.net

Castles and Castle Ruins in the Netherlands

Enthusiast Marko Tjemmes supplies clear histories of castles close to his home in Rotterdam, illustrated with photographs, earlier images and ground plans. Bibliography.
http://www.castles.nl/

Egeskov Castle

Renaissance moated castle in Denmark from 1554 with information in English, Danish and German. Contains a large park with beautiful gardens, and an old-timer museum.
http://www.egeskov.com/

Torrione Castle

An Italian fortress dating from the Middle Ages, though much altered. History and archival images.
http://vialardi.org

Castle Tirol

Photographs and outline history of this medieval castle in Northern Italy - now a museum - from Dorf Tirol.
http://www.dorftirol.com/uk/section4.htm

Castles

Images and descriptions of several castles in Europe and Himeji Castle, Japan, with references, from Great Buildings Online.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/castle.html

Medieval Castles in Finland

Beautiful photographs from Virtual Finland, with readable history by Dr. Carl Jacob Gardberg, State archaeologist.
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/castles.html

Castles of the United States

Castle-fan Jim is building himself a mock-medieval home. Here he gathers images of other imitation castles in the US.
http://dupontcastle.com/castles/

Castle of Sypesteyn

The official site of this mock-medieval castle in Netherlands built around 1900 by C.H.C.A. van Sypesteyn, who intended it as an authentic reconstruction.
http://www.sypesteyn.nl/

Castles and Fortresses in 3D

Jeffrey Cooper's photographs of castles and fortresses in Europe, including some in three dimensions, with instructions on how to view.
http://www.3dphoto.net/stereo/world/topics/castles/castles.html

Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna, Finland

St. Olaf's Castle was founded in 1475 by Erik Axelsson Tott. Official site of the National Board of Antiquities has beautiful photographs, brief history and visitor information.
http://www.nba.fi/CASTLES/OLOF/Infoeng.htm

Medieval Siege

Companion site to the NOVA program on castles.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/

Castles: British and Irish

Amateur photographs with brief description of castles in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
http://www.geocities.com/castlesights/

Castles of the Crown of Castile

A bilingual site, English and Spanish, about the castles of this ancient Spanish kingdom. The castles are arranged by geographical category.
http://es.geocities.com/endovelico2001/castle.html

Hwasongsong Castle

Henny Savenije describes the construction of this fortress built (1794-1796) in Suwon, Korea by King Jeongjo. He includes the original drawings for it from the manuscript book Hwasong Seongyeok Uigwe.
http://www.hwasong.henny-savenije.pe.kr/

Magnificent Crac des Chevaliers

John Crocker's brief history and virtual tour of the great Crusader castle in Syria. A clickable plan leads to his photographs and comments.
http://www.crock11.freeserve.co.uk/crac.htm

Helfstyn Castle

Roman Derych provides an illustrated introduction to the history and architectural development of one of the best preserved castle complexes in the Czech Republic.
http://www.helfstyn.cz/

Treasures and Mysteries of the Malbork Castle

Tourist guide Czeslaw Pajak describes the attractions of this medieval brick castle in Poland, once headquarters of the Teutonic Knights.
http://malbork.20m.com

Dracula Castle

Ilustrated description of Bran Castle and other castles in Transylvania province of Romania.
http://www.Castle-Dracula.com

ORB Bibliographies: Castles

Over 1600 citations of works on castles from the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
http://the-orb.net/bibliographies/castles.html

Chortkiv Castle from 1610

This stone castle in Western Ukraine was built in 1610 to replace a medieval timber one. Roman Zakharii gives a photograph, history and description.
http://www.personal.ceu.hu/students/97/Roman_Zakharii/chortkiv.htm

Trakoscan

A much-reconstructed castle in Croatia which is now a museum. History and architectural development, Draskovic family, location map, floor plans, tour, and visitor information.
http://www.mdc.hr/trakoscan/

Castles of Poland

Information about castles presently within the Polish borders illustrated with photographs, plans, drawings, sketches and reconstructions. Search engine and detailed map are available.
http://en.zamki.pl

The Castle of Lari

This medieval castle near Pisa, Italy, was transformed over the centuries into a luxurious governor's residence. An illustrated history, guide to notable buildings of Lari, and visitor information.
http://www.castellodilari.it

Hohensalzburg Fortress

Fortress in Salzburg, Austria, built in 1077. One of the largest fully preserved fortresses in central Europe.
http://www2.salzburg.info/weltkulturerbe_30.htm

Topcastles

Robert Rongen presents images and brief details of hundreds of medieval castles, sorted by country, region and castle type. Includes a quick guide to castle types with plans, and a list of the top 100 castles, as rated by surfers.
http://www.topcastles.com

Peel Castle

A virtual tour by Charles Guard. The castle is on St Patrick's Isle, part of the Isle of Man.
http://www.isle-of-man.com/heritage/sites/peel-castle/index.shtml

castello medioevale

Meetings, incentives, musical and neapolitan shows in a IX medieval castle located in the beautiful sorrento coast
http://www.castellomedioevale.com

Caldicot Castle

Provides a setting for Corporate Entertainment, Weddings, Medieval Banquets and Christmas Party Banquets.
http://www.castle4banquets.co.uk

Medieval castles

Informative website containing the history of the castles built in the Dark Ages. It also features stories and torture devices employed.
http://www.medieval-castles.org