From the Middle Ages to the 19th century, castles have shaped landscapes, inspired stories and hidden secrets that still fuel ...

MAKING my way through Scotland’s finest scenery of breathtaking hills, dramatic waterfalls and wild goats, I was living out ...

011-44/16-2276-5400, leeds-castle.com, admission (valid for a year) $25.25 (£15). Budget Travel gallery: See the world's most beautiful castles Eilean Donan, Dornie, Scottish Highlands.

Made famous by the runaway success that was Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle is also one of the most beautiful castles in ...

The Neuschwanstein Castle, a 19th-century historicist palace in Bavaria, Germany, is renowned for its fairytale-like appearance and is considered one of the most beautiful castles in the world ...