This castle has never left the same family, not for centuries. The place shown here is Burg Eltz, a medieval castle in western Germany that has been owned and lived in by the same family since the ...

Tucked away in the lush hills of Germany, far from highways and bustling city squares, stands a castle like no other. Eltz Castle is not only a marvel of medieval architecture but also a symbol of the ...

I wouldn't necessarily classify myself as a castle-head, or a castlephile, or whatever the technical name is for those infatuated with fortified dwellings. But I can't deny the sway they hold over me.

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here are a few of my favorite European castle memories—a reminder of the ...