Castle Resources

• Castle Land - Photographs of castles and ruins in Europe (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary) with brief history and location.
• The Castle of Lari - This medieval castle near Pisa, Italy, was transformed over the centuries into a luxurious governor's residence. An illustrated history, guide to notable buildings of Lari, and visitor information.
• Castle of Sypesteyn - The official site of this mock-medieval castle in Netherlands built around 1900 by C.H.C.A. van Sypesteyn, who intended it as an authentic reconstruction.
• Castle Tirol - Photographs and outline history of this medieval castle in Northern Italy - now a museum - from Dorf Tirol.
• Castles - Images and descriptions of several castles in Europe and Himeji Castle, Japan, with references, from Great Buildings Online.
• Castles and Castle Ruins in the Netherlands - Enthusiast Marko Tjemmes supplies clear histories of castles close to his home in Rotterdam, illustrated with photographs, earlier images and ground plans. Bibliography.
• Castles and Fortresses in 3D - Jeffrey Cooper's photographs of castles and fortresses in Europe, including some in three dimensions, with instructions on how to view.
• Castles: British and Irish - Amateur photographs with brief description of castles in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
• Castles of Poland - Information about castles presently within the Polish borders illustrated with photographs, plans, drawings, sketches and reconstructions. Search engine and detailed map are available.
• Castles of the Crown of Castile - A bilingual site, English and Spanish, about the castles of this ancient Spanish kingdom. The castles are arranged by geographical category.
• Castles of the Middle Ages - An introduction to castles - their purpose, rooms, and defenses - and descriptions of some of the most famous in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Eastern Europe. Includes weddings in castles.
• Castles of the United States - Castle-fan Jim is building himself a mock-medieval home. Here he gathers images of other imitation castles in the US.
• Castles of the World - Extensive collection of castles, palaces, fortresses and monasteries. Organized with search engine, maps, descriptions, photos and a directory.
• Castles of Tuscany - P.Ramponi's comprehensive guide navigated via an index and interactive maps. Readable history and photographs for each of the many castles or walled towns.
• Coca Castle, Spain - History, description and photographs of this spectacular 15th century castle, brick-built by Don Alonso de Fonseca in the Mudejar (Moorish) style. Geocities pop-up banners.
• Egeskov Castle - Renaissance moated castle in Denmark from 1554 with information in English, Danish and German. Includes a large park with beautiful gardens, and an old-timer museum.
• Helfstyn Castle - Roman Derych provides an illustrated introduction to the history and architectural development of one of the best preserved castle complexes in the Czech Republic.
• Hohensalzburg Fortress - Fortress in Salzburg, Austria, built in 1077. One of the largest fully preserved fortresses in central Europe.
• Hwasongsong Castle - Henny Savenije describes the construction of this fortress built (1794-1796) in Suwon, Korea by King Jeongjo. He includes the original drawings for it from the manuscript book Hwasong Seongyeok Uigwe.
• Medieval castles - Informative website containing the history of the castles built in the Dark Ages. It also features stories and torture devices employed.
• Medieval Castles in Finland - Beautiful photographs from Virtual Finland, with readable history by Dr. Carl Jacob Gardberg, State archaeologist.
• Medieval Siege - Companion site to the NOVA program on castles.
• ORB Bibliographies: Castles - Over 1600 citations of works on castles from the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
• Topcastles - Robert Rongen presents images and brief details of hundreds of medieval castles, sorted by country, region and castle type. Includes a quick guide to castle types with plans, and a list of the top 100 castles, as rated by surfers.
• Torrione Castle - An Italian fortress dating from the Middle Ages, though much altered. History and archival images.
• Trakoscan - A much-reconstructed castle in Croatia which is now a museum. History and architectural development, Draskovic family, location map, floor plans, tour, and visitor information.
• Treasures and Mysteries of the Malbork Castle - Tourist guide Czeslaw Pajak describes the attractions of this medieval brick castle in Poland, once headquarters of the Teutonic Knights.
• Wikipedia: Krak des Chevaliers - An illustrated history of the great Crusader castle in Syria.