Back in the day, you were nothing without your own fortress — and so much of Europe is covered with castles — or, more accurately, the ruins of castles. But now, many of these former grand residences ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists had known for years that a hotel in Vannes, France, was built on the site of a medieval castle. The 18th century ...

NEW HAMPSHIRE. CASTLES ARE BY DEFINITION, STURDY THINGS, SOLID AND BUILT TO RESIST. OUTSIDE FORCES. BUT NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. WE ARE AT THE RUINS OF MADAME SHARI’S CASTLE IN MADAME CHERIE FOREST IN ...

The late German author W.G. Sebald is hardly a household name in America, and he was not among the literary greats I expected to be on my mind during a recent visit to the town of Frankenstein. The ...

This tiny island is home to a 14th-century castle in ruins, The Ship Inn pub and a landlord ceremonially crowned as 'king' ...

As much as I dream of conquering the snow-capped mountain peaks of Bavaria, I've also come to appreciate the joys of hiking the state of Rhineland-Pfalz, where vistas of castle ruins and sun-drenched ...

Archaeologists in Vannes unearthed the ruins of an elaborate castle and moat built in the 1380s by a duke and later abandoned, photos show. Photo from Emmanuelle Collado and Inrap Archaeologists had ...