We are great fans to visit the most impressive castles in the world. In our trips we always mark them as essential visits, especially those that are less reconstructed and that is that one of the things that attract us the most is that they are in ruins or only a part of them is preserved. Its location and surrounding landscapes are usually the best in the country. For this reason we leave you a list of 10 most impressive castles in the world That we believe, you can't miss. We are still missing some of the list, but we hope to complete it one day.
1. Neuschwanstein Castle
Many say that Neuschwanstein Castle is the most impressive castle in the world. Commissioned by Louis II, also called The Mad King, it is not surprising that he was chosen by Walt Disney as a model to build the Sleeping Beauty Castle of Disneyland. The best perspective you can get from the castle is from the Maria Bridge (Marienbrücke), which is currently under construction. Ideally, make this getaway at two different times of the year and enjoy it first with the warmth of the central months of the year and then with snow, when the cold begins to appear in the area.
If you want to know it, we leave you the trip to Bavaria that we made, in which apart from visiting the Neuschwanstein Castle, we met some surrounding villages for which it is worth missing a few days.
If you do not have a car, a good option to visit the castle from Munich is to book a day trip to Neuschwanstein Castle by bus with a Spanish guide.
Neuschwanstein Castle
2. Eilean Donan Castle
On our trip to Scotland we had the visit to Eilean Donan Castle, one of the most cinematic castles in the world, in which sequences of films such as The immortals or for being the image of Scotch whiskey Cardhu. The surrounding landscape is just as incredible as the castle itself and it is that being located in the beautiful area of the Highlands, on Lake Duich, it is impossible to say otherwise.
Eilean Donan Castle
3. Himeji Castle
We can say that the Himeji Castle It's one of the most beautiful castles in Japan. World Heritage, it has been preserved since the Middle Ages, although several restorations have been made, including the last one that lasted 5 years, until the beginning of 2015. That made our visit to Japan discard the visit, since it was all covered with A tarp and scaffolding. We plan to return to Japan, we hope that soon, and it is assured that this will be one of the first visits we make.
Himeji Castle
4. Lichtenstein Castle
One of the castles of Europe less known and one of the most impressive in the world. It is located near the German city of Stuttgart, in the Swabian Mountains. Its location on a cliff makes the Lichtenstein Castle It seems taken from a story and although it is a private property, it is open to the public. Just looking at the photo makes you want to visit it, right?
Lichtenstein Castle
5. Bran Castle
The Bran Castle, also known as the Dracula's castle, very popular for the Irish novel Bram Stoker Count Dracula and later by Francis Ford Coppola's film, it is another of the most impressive castles that can be visited in the world. Although they say that the historical character on which he was based never lived in the castle, this has not detracted from tourism and is one of the essential visits if you travel to Romania.
Bran Castle
6. Chenonceau Castle
They say of Chenonceau Castle what is he most beautiful of the castles of the Loire Valley and one of the most impressive castles in the world. Stressing that it is built on the Cher River and is the most visited private castle in France, we must think that this statement will be true, right? Although in the Loire Valley we can find many fantasy castles and fairytale villages that deserve to be visited, we are especially looking forward toChenonceau Castle, the Loire Valley being one of the getaways for this year.
Chenonceau Castle
7. Chillon Castle
One of the first visits we made on our trip to Switzerland was precisely the Chillon Castle, for us the most beautiful in Switzerland. Its location on the shores of Lake Geneva is spectacular and the visit to its interior is in no case overshadowed by the outside.
Chillon Castle
8. Alcazar of Segovia
Spain is a land of castles and among them we would highlight the castle-palace of the Alcazar of Segovia, which together with its famous aqueduct project the image of Segovia in the world. It was first built as a fortress, but during much of the Middle Ages it became one of the kings' favorite residences. Seeing the image makes you want to meet him right now, what if?
Alcazar of Segovia
9. Dunnottar Castle
Although the Eilean Donan Castle is the most famous in Scotland, we can say that the Dunnottar Castle He has nothing to envy even if only some ruins are preserved. Its location is the most spectacular we have seen to this day and made it our favorite in Scotland.
Dunnottar Castle
10. Swallow's Nest Castle
The Swallow's Nest Castle It is the most current in the list of 10 most impressive castles in the world. It was built between 1911 and 1921 on the edge of a cliff, in the Yalta area, in Ukraine. It has views over the Black Sea and is one of the many wonders of Crimea.
Swallow's Nest Castle
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