19th century castles of Europe
12 European castles and fortresses built mainly in the 19th century — each mapped, dated and ready to explore.
Hohenschwangau Castle
The yellow childhood castle of King Ludwig II, facing Neuschwanstein
Lichtenstein Castle
A storybook 'fairytale castle of Württemberg' perched on a cliff
Pena Palace
A riot of coloured towers crowning the hills of Sintra, a Romantic fairy-tale palace
Schwerin Castle
A fairytale palace on an island lake, home of the state parliament
Hohenzollern Castle
Dramatic hilltop seat of the Hohenzollerns, who became kings of Prussia and German emperors
Balmoral Castle
Royal Highland retreat of the British monarchy, built for Queen Victoria
Kylemore Abbey
A romantic lakeside castle in Connemara, now a Benedictine abbey
Neuschwanstein Castle
The fairytale castle of 'Mad King' Ludwig II that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle
Glenveagh Castle
Romantic 19th-century castle at the heart of a wild Donegal national park
Linderhof Palace
The small, jewel-like palace of Ludwig II, with a famous grotto and gardens
Herrenchiemsee
Ludwig II's island palace, built as a German answer to Versailles
Schloss Drachenburg
A fantastical 19th-century palace on the Dragon's Rock above the Rhine