Austria is home to hundreds of exceptional castles and fortresses, all of which are well worth a visit for their history and ...

You might want to visit the Nymphenburg palace (a summer get-away residence for monarchs), Neuschwanstein Castle (the inspiration for Disney's Sleeping Beauty castle, and the world's most ...

This resource is suitable for Castles topics for P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 (First and Second Level Curriculum for Excellence). Holyrood Palace has been popular with the royal family and nobles for ...

HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture--Hilltop Himeji Castle, the city’s pride and a World Cultural Heritage site, will be twinned with Schonbrunn Palace in Austria, city officials announced. The Vienna tie ...

PLEASE, Mum. No more twirling,” says my daughter. But too late. The ghost of Maria Von Trapp has taken control of my limbs and I’m pirouetting across cobblestone streets singing, “High on a hill ...

One of the finest baroque palaces in Europe, Schönbrunn was one of the first places in Austria to be declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, back in 1996. A tour will lead you through apartments ...

But even without the cult movie's following, travelers say this 17th-century palace would still be enormously popular. The simple exterior hides exquisitely decorated rooms, ballrooms and halls ...