Castles & Palaces

Planned Itineraries

Castle Routes

Curated multi-day castle routes across Europe, with maps, stops and guided tour options.

The Court of the Lions in the Alhambra's Nasrid Palaces — the centrepiece of the Andalusia Palace Route

5–8 days · spain

Andalusia Palaces

The Moorish masterpieces of southern Spain — Islam, Christianity and the architecture between them

Neuschwanstein Castle seen from Marienbrücke in autumn gold

2–4 days · germany

Bavaria Castle Route

Ludwig II's fairy-tale kingdom through the Bavarian Alps

Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral rising above the Vltava river at dusk — the starting point of the Bohemia Castle Road

3–5 days · czech-republic

Bohemia Castle Road

Prague to Český Krumlov — Europe's densest castle landscape in the heart of Central Europe

Schönbrunn Palace gardens from the Gloriette — the opening panorama of the Central Europe Palaces route

5–8 days · austria, czech-republic

Central Europe Palaces

The Habsburg arc — Vienna, Salzburg and Prague's greatest imperial residences

Château de Chambord reflected in the Cosson river at dawn — the Loire Valley's most theatrical château

3–5 days · france

Loire Valley Castles

The garden of France — 42 châteaux along the world's most elegant river

Castles and vineyard slopes above the Rhine Gorge between Bingen and Koblenz

2–4 days · germany

Rhine Valley Castles

The Rhine Gorge — 40 castles, vineyard slopes and the world's most romantic river

Eilean Donan Castle at the meeting of three Highland sea lochs — the final destination of the Scottish castle route

3–7 days · scotland

Scottish Highlands Castles

From Edinburgh's volcanic rock to the sea lochs of the far northwest

Bran Castle perched on its Transylvanian rock above the mountain pass — the anchor of the Transylvania Castle Route

2–4 days · romania

Transylvania Castles

Gothic fortresses, Dracula legends and Carpathian mountain scenery in Romania