Palaces, Villas and Castles

Arvfursten Palace (Arvfurstens palats) is located at Gustav Adolfs Torg in central Stockholm. Designed by Erik Palmstedt, the palace was originally th… Read the rest

Altpernstein castle is situated on a steep dominating promontory. The castle was built between 1007 and 1055 and enlarged in the 12th century by the l… Read the rest

Kuusisto Castle was a medieval episcopal castle built in the beginning of the 14th century. It was the main residence of Finnish Catholic bishops unti… Read the rest

The historical Lõhavere Fortress is located between Tartu and Pärnu in the province of Viljandi. The fortress was built for Lembitu who was a well-kno… Read the rest

Tallinn Town Hall, located in the main square, is the only surviving Gothic town hall in Northern Europe. The first recorded mention of the Town Hall… Read the rest

Burg Deutschlandsberg lies idyllically situated surrounded by vineyards amid the gentle hill country of south-west Styria. Deutschlandsberg Castle w… Read the rest

Ortenburg castle was erected in the late 11th century by ministeriales of the Bavarian Prince-Bishops of Freising, who then held large possessions in… Read the rest

Rauhenstein was probably built in the 12th century by the knights of Tursen. It was owned by local robber barons and frequently destroyed and rebuilt.… Read the rest

Per Elst castle ruins in Duffel is one of the oldest buildings in the province of Antwerp.Locally known as Kasteel Ter Elst,it lies on an islet in a p… Read the rest

The city of Dürnstein and Dürnstein castle ruin are connected by a wall. The castle was built between 1140-1145 by Hadmar I Kuenring and blasted by Sw… Read the rest