Best Castles & Palaces of Europe - Page 2

Fallout · January 26th, 2010, 09:39 AM

Scrotum Castle in Poland

jh1 · January 26th, 2010, 09:41 AM

no other castle can top this one :

Alhambra ( الحمراء ) , Granada

The Alhambra (Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء‎, Al-Ḥamrā' , literally "the red one"), the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra (الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ, Al-Qal'at al-Ḥamrā' , "the red fortress"), is a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of Granada, now in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra

buho · January 26th, 2010, 02:08 PM

Segovia (Spain)

Tiaren · January 26th, 2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallout

Scrotum Castle in Poland

Scrotum...?

Newropean · January 26th, 2010, 09:32 PM

Looks nicer than the usual scrotum!

Discu · January 26th, 2010, 10:10 PM

Three reasons why I like Burg Eltz best:
1. It is a real medevial castle, built around 1150.
2. It is completely surrounded by nature.
3. The fairytale-like atmosphere inside the yard is hard to beat.
Additional trivia: The castle is still owned by the builder's family - for over 800 years now.

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PosoniumAster · January 26th, 2010, 10:42 PM

The biggest castle in the world according to Guinness Book of Records

Clay Hefner · January 26th, 2010, 11:09 PM

Coburg

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Schwarzenberg

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Abenberg

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Zwingenberg

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thun · January 27th, 2010, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by toddatc

Anything that tops this?

http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/hermann.m...chwanstein.jpg

Technically, Neuschwanstein IS NOT a castle! It was designed and buildt in the late 19th century as a royal palace and to resemble motives of the "Ring der Nibelungen" operas by Richard Wagner. It never served for defence purposes.

The same is true for Sintra, it is a palace but no castle.

Other examples for "real" castles:
Marksburg (near Koblenz, Germany)
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Burghausen (Germany):
It's the longest castle stretching for more than a kilometre on top of a hill.
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Wartburg (Eisenach, Germany):
Martin Luther hided here and translated the New Testament into German.
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Nürnberger Burg (Nuremberg, Germany)
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Hochosterwitz (Carinthia, Austria)
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thun · January 27th, 2010, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by LONG_FFM

The Castle on the 1st Picture is "Schloss Neuschwanstein". I´ve been very often because I have friends arround there. In the summer it´s nice because of the lake behind. But all in all it´s quite dissapointing I can tell. Nothing spcial if you know what I mean. There´s a large parking few meters from the castle from what the view is not like the view on the poscards. The Pictures on the postcards are shot from helicopter what does makes the real view you get as tourist appear qiute poor.

The view on the first pic is definitely not shot from an helicopter! Or it would have been the last thing before it crashed into the wall right behind.

Its the view from the "Gelbe Wand", but a normal tourist definitely shouldn't go there, only climbers should.
The other famous view - of the "backside" of the castle (that's about the other half of pics you find of the outside of Neuschwanstein) - can easily be seen by everyone from a bridge above the palace.
Unfortunately, as a tourist you can't climb the tower.

Ultra84 · January 27th, 2010, 02:17 AM

The Castle of Buda, Budapest

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toddatc · January 27th, 2010, 06:07 AM

Great pics!!!

Dimethyltryptamine · January 27th, 2010, 06:20 AM

Castle St. Angelo - Rome, Italy.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/endpoin...99077/sizes/l/
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adeiush · January 27th, 2010, 07:02 PM

Peles Castle, Romania

Bran Castle, Romania

Castelul Corvinilor, Romania

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Askold · January 27th, 2010, 07:16 PM

Sherburn castle in Ukraine

Newropean · January 27th, 2010, 07:46 PM

EDIT

Newropean · January 27th, 2010, 07:47 PM

The castle of Český Krumlov, Czech Republic:

Křivoklát, Czech Republic:

And maybe this one? The Moscow Kremlin!

Askold · January 27th, 2010, 08:11 PM

Uzhgorod castle, Ukraine

Meridian · January 27th, 2010, 08:15 PM

Nice pics, but... how about a different one? All of that castles are so serious, extremely heavy fortifications, very... "teutonic", but have you seen the mediterranean castles?

like that

Tamarit castle, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

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or that

Altafulla castle, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Actually, there are three impressive and well conservated castles in less than 5km area, 10km to the north of Tarragona

that's the third

Ferran castle, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

erbse · January 28th, 2010, 10:52 AM

Your photos don't show up and you didn't give any sources.

Shame on you!

January 26th, 2010, 09:39 AM	#21
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January 26th, 2010, 09:41 AM	#22
jh1 سعودي Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,150 Likes (Received): 0	no other castle can top this one : Alhambra ( الحمراء ) , Granada The Alhambra (Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء‎, Al-Ḥamrā' , literally "the red one"), the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra (الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ, Al-Qal'at al-Ḥamrā' , "the red fortress"), is a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of Granada, now in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra __________________ نَظَــرَتْ فأقصَـدتِ الــفؤاد بسهمـها...\|... ثم انثنت عــــنهُ فكـــــادَ يهيم ويــلاه إن نـظَرت وإن هىَ أعرضَت...\|... وقعُ السهـــام ونـــزعهن أليم

January 26th, 2010, 02:08 PM	#23
buho Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Madrid Posts: 5,616 Likes (Received): 104	Segovia (Spain) __________________ Catedrales de España Almagro / Morella / Soria / Tarraco / Teruel / Tortosa / Úbeda & Baeza

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Newropean Registrirani Slaboumnik Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Broeksel/Brosella, Čečenskoslovenska Posts: 1,881 Likes (Received): 503	Looks nicer than the usual scrotum! __________________ Tek serious mek laugh. Szukam ser!

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PosoniumAster Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Praha / Bratislava Posts: 885 Likes (Received): 19	Other pictures of Prague Castle The biggest castle in the world according to Guinness Book of Records

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Clay Hefner Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: past tense Posts: 380 Likes (Received): 0	Coburg source Schwarzenberg source Abenberg source Zwingenberg source

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Ultra84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Debrecen Posts: 2,225 Likes (Received): 361	The Castle of Buda, Budapest image hosted on flickr

January 27th, 2010, 06:07 AM	#32
toddatc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada Posts: 352 Likes (Received): 0	Great pics!!!

January 27th, 2010, 06:20 AM	#33
Dimethyltryptamine Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 10,653 Likes (Received): 430	Castle St. Angelo - Rome, Italy. image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/endpoin...99077/sizes/l/ image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/nilbog2...60739/sizes/l/

January 27th, 2010, 07:02 PM	#34
adeiush Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 486 Likes (Received): 0	Peles Castle, Romania Bran Castle, Romania Castelul Corvinilor, Romania image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

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Newropean Registrirani Slaboumnik Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Broeksel/Brosella, Čečenskoslovenska Posts: 1,881 Likes (Received): 503	EDIT __________________ Tek serious mek laugh. Szukam ser!

January 27th, 2010, 07:47 PM	#37
Newropean Registrirani Slaboumnik Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Broeksel/Brosella, Čečenskoslovenska Posts: 1,881 Likes (Received): 503	The castle of Český Krumlov, Czech Republic: Křivoklát, Czech Republic: And maybe this one? The Moscow Kremlin! __________________ Tek serious mek laugh. Szukam ser!

January 27th, 2010, 08:11 PM	#38
Askold BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Banderstadt Posts: 6,095 Likes (Received): 7	Uzhgorod castle, Ukraine

January 27th, 2010, 08:15 PM	#39
Meridian Arqueologia 2.0 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tarragona, Altafulla, Barcelona Posts: 314 Likes (Received): 9	Nice pics, but... how about a different one? All of that castles are so serious, extremely heavy fortifications, very... "teutonic", but have you seen the mediterranean castles? like that Tamarit castle, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain image hosted on flickr or that Altafulla castle, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain Actually, there are three impressive and well conservated castles in less than 5km area, 10km to the north of Tarragona that's the third Ferran castle, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain __________________ Tarragona2017 IMAGINA... Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona 125 anys portant les quatre ones al pit

January 28th, 2010, 10:52 AM	#40
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