News from my castle

Explore historic castle hotels, stunning ruins, medieval history, and wine tasting tips.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have bought the Gothic Revival Strancally Castle in County Waterford, Ireland from the family of financier Michael Alen-Buckley buys Strancally Castle in Ireland.

Smederevo Fortress on the Danube, the last capital of medieval Serbia that gave way under Mehmet II the Conqueror's push for dominance in Europe.

Ravanica Monastery, a fortified medieval masterpiece in Serbia, built by Prince Lazar and home to the origins of the unique Morava architectural style.

Discover Serbia's best-preserved fortified monastery from the top of its medieval walls.

Will this once glorious palace in Serbia's Vojvodina shine again?

But what kind of property can you get for prices ranging from €80,000 to €15 million?

Serbs, Hungarians, and Ottomans fought hard to seize this strategic stronghold to dominate and control vital waterways.

A castle-style residence with 46 apartments for 100 people is almost finished, despite protests and lawsuits.

The castle served as a luxury hotel after World War II, but has been closed since 1990. Numerous attempts to reopen it have failed.

Before you decide to buy a house for 1 euro in Italy make a proper research and go as deep as possible into the details.

The 40-meter tower that the sorceress climbed with Rapunzel's untied braids is believed to be right here - at Burg Trendelburg in Hesse, Germany.

In fact, there are only 3 such castles in the country, which makes it a unique experience.

From the hills of Tuscany to the Rhine Valley to the Loire Valley these castle hotels will make your head spin!

Medieval castles rarely pass through history unchanged. Wars, uprisings, revolutions, enemy sieges, and changing architectural trends are behind their transformation.

Yes! Sometimes you can buy a whole castle for just 1 euro. But you must be ready to spend millions to restore and maintain it.

A gigantic castle of the Coucy family that overshadowed the King of France

The movie which premiered in 2021 was shot in France and in Ireland.

Four castles in the heart of Europe which featured in best-selling video games

Read about the castles, which are so picturesque that film directors could not resist their charm

Fantastic early and late medieval towers in Ingushetia, North Caucasus are a great and not-so-well-studied architectural phenomenon in the West. On the one hand, they remind us of medieval towers of Northern Italy when each rich and noble family tried to compete with each other – whose is taller. On the other hand...

One of Scotland's most stately castles, Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum, is up for sale for $1 dollar. The crumbling Victorian residence in the west coast of Scotland desperately needs a new owner and a proper large-scale restoration to rise from the dead.

Richard Prandini is a great drone enthusiast with a passion for castles. Wherever he goes he takes his Mavic drone with him. His collection of aerial shots of French chateaux has hundreds of images!

Are you dreaming of a wedding ceremony on a green lawn in front of an imposing medieval castle? Jasmine Lazzari from the The Wedding Co. can make it happen!

Romain Delaume and Bastian Goullard co-founded Dartagnans to preserve the cultural heritage in France. Over several years they helped to raise money for hundreds of castles, manors and other properties thanks to their heritage crowdfunding platform.

Dev Anand, the Managing Partner of The Hotel Property Team (THPT) shares his opinion on whether castles are good investment and on when we should expect the recovery in the hotel and travel industry which were hit hard by the 2020 COVID pandemic