Palaces, Villas and Castles

Built in 1948 by Mahlon N. Haines or, as he was often known, the "Shoe Wizard of York" the "Shoe House" was an outlandish example… Read the rest

Dancing House is set in a fine location by the Vltava River in Prague. Its design is unique, and especially striking in the city centre because it is… Read the rest

Castle in Bojnice is one of the most beautiful ancient buildings in Slovakia. The first written mention of the castle dates back to the beginning of t… Read the rest

Marienburg Castle is a Gothic revival castle in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located 15 kilometres north-west of Hildesheim.The castle was built betwe… Read the rest

Located very near to Munden and Gottingen, this isolated 600+ years old castle is situated deep into the forest, off the main road. Dornröschenschlo… Read the rest

Burg Hohenzollern was built somewhere between 1846 and 1867. This site is the ancestral seat of the Imperial House of Hohenzollern, and the present da… Read the rest

Kaiserpfalz Goslar (known in English as the Imperial Palace of Goslar) was built in the 11th century and used as a summer residence by the Holy Roman… Read the rest

Eberbach Monastery is one of the first places to start the production of Pinot Noir in Germany.Kloster Eberbach was founded in 1136 by Bernard of Clai… Read the rest

Gravensteen Castle, locally simply known as Gravensteen, lies in the city of Ghent, in the East Flanders province in the Flemish region in Belgium.… Read the rest

Mamula is a circular islet in the Adriatic sea.It is an inhabited island with an old fortress. The island is called Lastavica (sparow), Slavic name,… Read the rest