A fanciful 19th-century retreat sits on an island known as the Rock in Lough Key, in County Roscommon. Beneath the building lie the remains of a castle belonging to the MacDermots, one of medieval ...

Obsessed with any and all things medieval? Sad “Game of Thrones” is over? Always wanted to feel like you were part of a Disney movie? Well, look no further than Sagle, Idaho, where Castle Von Frandsen ...

Has the pandemic left you with a sense of wanderlust? Do you daydream about heading to a scenic lake? Perhaps even visiting a medieval castle? Or staying at a quaint chateau? With many travel ...

Unlike our European brethren, U.S. residents aren’t exactly falling over medieval castles. The reason makes perfect sense, but for wistful lovers of fantasy like myself, I would love nothing more than ...

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon ...

From fortresses to ornate palaces, these structures are worth traveling for. This gorgeous medieval castle endured wars with little damage—in fact, it's looked pretty much the same since the late ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt. Looming ...

France has more than 45,000 châteaux around the country, from 9th-century palaces to 21st-century castles that were built for a number of reasons. Of all these properties, primarily built to fortify ...