10 Most Beautiful Castles in the World

Humans are having a unique relationship with the castles. I think that’s the reason there are so many of those available over the globe, and the best part is that one is more enchanting than the others. It’s really difficult to rank these. Still, we have made a brave attempt and gone for this compilation. It is about the most enchanting castles over the globe in present scenarios.

10 Mont Saint Michel, France

The concerned island of the castle is just three hundred feet above the sea level. Interesting is here to mention that the number of visitors come here each year is many times more than the native population. Estimations say that about three million visitors come here every year.

9 Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

Neuschwanstein is one of the pretty antique castles over the globe, and offcourse in Germany. It’s a great palace over a rocky hill in Bavaria, Germany. It has been there for public visit since 1886. About one million people visit here each year.

8 Hohensalzburg Castle, Austria

Here we come up with one of the senior most castles in whole Europe. It was made in eleventh century and was expanded for better convenience of people by fourteenth century. Situated over a mountain, this is the biggest medieval castles in Europe.

7 Kronborg Castle – Denmark

Here we come up with one of the most popular castles in the line-up. Denmark witnesses a huge number of visitors for it. It is quite ancient as well, made during 1420s. Apart from enchanting beauty, the castle holds a great historic importance as well.

6 Kilkenny Castle – Ireland

The castle is considered a crucial destination in Ireland. It was made by William Marshal in 1195. However, it has been revamped a lot. It used to be an important parts of security arrangements of the city. There are four huge towers those used to make it handy in terms of security actions.

5 Conwy Castle, Wales, United Kingdom

Conwy Castle I think is the most regal among all in the entire line-up. It was made by Edward first during the invasion of Wales in thirteenth century. The eight tower castle is one of the most expensive castles over the globe.

4 Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic

Whole Prague seems like a beautiful lady, and this castle makes it even more delightful. Undoubtedly, this is the biggest and most antique castles over the globe. Its making process was initiated back in ninth century and spreads about five hundred seventy meters long.

3 Osaka Castle – Japan

Osaka Castle, Japan is the most famous names in Asia. It was made with a unique concept through huge stone, especially for protecting the fort from the invaders or attackers. It faced a huge challenge during sixteenth century.

2 Château de Chambord – France

Here we come up with the most acknowledged castles over the globe. Its architecture is considered the most enhanced over the globe. Its construction was initiated by King Francois. This used to be the hunting station for the King, and was made available for public by 2007.

1 Malbork Castle – Poland

Malbork’s name comes first when someone makes compilation of biggest castles of the world. This is also termed as the biggest tower through bricks in whole Europe. It was made by Teutonic Knights. Its construction was finished by 1406 and was made available for public.

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