Germany has around 20,000 castles spread across the country. The total includes intact structures, partial ruins, foundations, and documented sites where castles once stood.

While Bavaria commands most of the spotlight when castle talk begins, Germany’s other regions shelter architectural marvels that rarely make the travel brochures. These fortresses tell stories of ...

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 ...

Neuschwanstein Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a 19th-century castle that is said to have inspired Disney. EyesWideOpen, Getty Images The Traveler's Atlas of the World includes ...

Archaeologists digging up the filled-in moat of Sparrenburg Castle uncovered a forgotten staircase, possibly leading to an unknown cellar. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by BielefeldJETZT ...

Germany wears its history openly. In its medieval towns, time doesn’t just linger, it breathes. Cobbled lanes twist past gabled houses, stone towers rise above red rooftops, and the scent of fresh ...

A small cache of medieval game pieces has been discovered in the ruins of a recently discovered castle in southern Germany. The finds provide a window into leisure time, possibly among actual knights, ...

Neuschwanstein was one of four castles in Bavaria to make the list. Philippe Clement / Arterra / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Germany’s storybook castles are now UNESCO World Heritage sites ...

Germany is home to tens of thousands of castles, including one that is recognized the world over: Neuschwanstein was the inspiration for some of Disney's fairytale castles. The new National Geographic ...