Europe's Most Beautiful
Castles & Palaces
Visitor guides, tours and itineraries for 500+ historic sites across Europe.
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austria · Vienna
Hofburg Palace
700 years of Habsburg rule compressed into one living palace at the absolute centre of imperial Vienna
england · London
Buckingham Palace
The most watched address in the world — open to visitors for just eight weeks a year
england · London
Kensington Palace
A private house that became a palace by accident — home to overlooked monarchs, a young Victoria, and Diana, Princess of Wales
turkey · Istanbul
Topkapi Palace
The seat of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years — a city within a city at the meeting point of three seas
italy · Tuscany
Palazzo Pitti
The Medici's private art collection and the most influential garden in Italy, on the quieter side of the Arno
italy · Veneto
Doge's Palace
The Doges' Gothic seat of power, where the Bridge of Sighs led from judgment to Venice's darkest cells
spain · Community of Madrid
Royal Palace of Madrid
The largest royal palace in Western Europe — Bourbon grandeur in 3,418 rooms above the Manzanares valley
england · Greater London
Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII's Tudor powerhouse on the Thames, hiding the world's oldest hedge maze in its gardens
germany · Bavaria
Munich Residenz
130 rooms of Wittelsbach splendour at the centre of Munich — Germany's greatest palace museum
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Featured Castle Tours
Granada: Alhambra & Nasrid Palaces Skip-the-Line Guided Tour
Spain's most visited monument — and the most perfect palace complex ever built
From €47
Loch Ness, Glencoe & Scottish Highlands Day Trip from Edinburgh
Eilean Donan Castle, the mysterious Loch Ness, and the wild Glencoe valley in one epic day
From £45
Palace of Versailles Skip-the-Line Half-Day Trip from Paris
The Sun King's masterpiece — the grandest palace ever built, one hour from Paris
From €45
Bran Castle, Peleș Castle & Brașov Day Trip from Bucharest
Dracula's castle, Romania's grandest palace, and a medieval Saxon city — all in one day
From $11
Windsor Castle, Stonehenge & Bath Day Trip from London
Britain's oldest royal residence, the world's most famous prehistoric monument, and a Georgian spa city — all in one day
From £85
Edinburgh Castle: Guided History Tour with Entry Ticket
Scotland's most visited attraction — a thousand years of royal history on an extinct volcano above the city
From £42
Prague Castle Small Group Tour with Local Guide & Entry Tickets
The largest ancient castle complex in the world — 1,000 years of Bohemian history on a hill above the Vltava
From €52
Loire Valley Castles Day Trip from Paris — Chambord, Chenonceau & More
The greatest concentration of Renaissance châteaux in the world — just 90 minutes from Paris
From €79
Sintra, Pena Palace & Quinta da Regaleira Day Trip from Lisbon
Portugal's most magical palaces — a fairy-tale hilltop village just 40 minutes from Lisbon
From €39
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