Palaces, Villas and Castles

Duff House was designed by Scottish architect William Adam in the 18th century. It is a Georgian estate house in the care of Historic Scotland and sin… Read the rest

Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852, having been first l… Read the rest

Dunnottar Castle is maybe Scotland’s Most Spectacular Castle, but the castle’s not just an artist’s dream. Dunnottar (from the Scots Gaelic Dun Fhoith… Read the rest

The Baroque Christiansborg Palace is one of the capital’s most iconic landmarks, set on the island of Slotsholmen in Copenhagen harbor. For a long tim… Read the rest

Amalienborg is the winter residence of the Danish royal family. Well, actually the royal palace is not one, but four different palaces flanking a squa… Read the rest

Kronborg Castle – Home of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. There are many mysteries surrounding Shakespeare and whether or not he ever visited Kronborg Castle… Read the rest

Egeskov Castle is located in the south of the island of Funen, and it is the best preserved moat-castle in Europe. The superb Renaissance structure as… Read the rest

Dunninald Castle is a family home, completed in 1824 by the architect James Gillespie Graham in the Gothic Revival Style. Guided tours explain the col… Read the rest

Broughty Castle occupies a superb location. It stands at the tip of a shallow point projecting into the mouth of the Firth of Tay from the attractive… Read the rest

The Shinde Chhatri is a memorial constructed for the Maratha leader, Mahadji Shinde. The memorial is situated in Wanowrie and holds great importance f… Read the rest