From the castle that inspired Dracula to the magnificent kingdom that captivated Walt Disney, in the next few minutes we'll take you on a royal tour of Europe's most beautiful fairytale castles.
Top recipe for a royal holiday! If you want to get closer to the British royal family, we recommend staying in one of the royal palaces, where you can spend the night.
Forget “fancy” hotels, these airbnbs will truly make you feel like you're part of the royal family.
The contest for the most beautiful castle in the world has started on boredpanda.org. You can currently choose from 69 castles, including two Slovenian castles, Bled and Predjam. The competition is of an open type, which means that it accepts new proposals or photographs. And na(grad)a for the winner? Unknown, but the title of 'the most beautiful in this country' would be a big enough compliment.
The cultural-tourist route of Gorski Kotar and Primorje, under the name of the Frankopan Road, is inspired by the legacy of the famous Croatian Frankopan family, which from the beginning of the 12th century in the area of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, left numerous testimonies of its influence and power. This interesting and beautiful route includes seventeen castles and three sacral complexes, eight of which have interpretation centers.
This year, visit Vinica and get to know this wonderful place, which is also the birthplace of our poet Oton Župančić! Here, among other things, you can also spend the night like real kings, namely in the Vinica Castle, where you will be pampered in a prestigious way!
The Castle Days 2017 in May bring three days of varied events to the Ljubljana Castle for the whole family. Between May 19 and 21, 2017, we will remember for the seventh time the event when the then visionary mayor Ivan Hribar bought the Ljubljana Castle from Austria-Hungary for 60,200 kroner, which thus became the property of the city of Ljubljana. In honor of the event, a variety of free events for the whole family are planned on Grajské grič.
May today's trip be dedicated both to our children and to the child who is still hiding in each of us. Let's treat ourselves to a hearty breakfast without counting calories and worrying about the level of cholesterol in our blood.
Ljubljana Castle completes its tourist offer with an original adrenaline adventure with "escape room" elements, a game called Castle Escape. By solving five puzzles, visitors will discover real castle and city history and legends, some hidden rooms of the Ljubljana Castle, gain new knowledge, and above all, have fun while playing and maybe even manage to save the dragon. Yes, that very dragon, the guardian of the city, who disappeared into the underworld after the fight with the knight Juri...
Both Paris and the whole of France are a real paradise for all hopeless romantics who are constantly looking for inspiration in life that would warm their souls. In addition to the stunning landscape, which is about 50 kilometers from Paris, you can also warm your soul on the extraordinary architecture of the romantic castle. Le Chateau de Vigny will undoubtedly take the breath away of every visitor. A romantic castle near Paris can, at least for a moment, lift the ground under our feet and take us to a fairy tale for a moment on its charming property.
Château Louis XIV recently became the most expensive apartment in the world! It was sold to an anonymous buyer from the Middle East for an incredible 301 million US dollars (275 million euros), thus beating the previous record of a penthouse in London (One Hyde Park), which was sold in 2011 for 221 million dollars (192 million euros). Although reminiscent of a 17th century château (the time of the reign of the Sun King aka Louis XIV), the opulent château located on the outskirts of Paris was actually only built in 2011.
New York artist and true genius in the creation of sand sculptures Calvin Seibert returns this time with incredibly complex geometric shapes of his sculptures. He started with the idea of building something completely different each time and letting his imagination run free during creation. The result of the work is fantastic shapes that look like they are from another planet.