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you Have to first put your feet on a drawbridge and trasket into a medieval castle, it seems 21. century suddenly very undramatic and eventyrsforladt. Take slotsturné through Europe, and live yourself into the adventure behind the thick walls and all the way up the towers on 7 interesting castles, palaces and fortresses.
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Mont Saint Michel in Normandy is not just a medieval wonderland located on a cliff, surrounded by sea. The more than 1000-year-old klosterborg is also a proof that dreams can become a reality. Back in the year 708 was it was namely, to the bishop of St. petersburg. Aubert, in his dream got the whole three revelations from the archangel to St. petersburg. Michael, and thus was the monastery and the surrounding buildings in the course of the next centuries. the

The French fortification, not least, a point of interest in terms of its location, which makes it an island on a part time basis. At low tide is exposed 16 km of the seabed around the Mont Saint Michel, while klippefæstningen at high tide is surrounded by water. Nice it looks, but violently tide and spring tide makes it one of the absolute hardest castles to invade... if it was not because there had been established a way for the many tourists who annually visit the castle on the rock.

The mad King Ludwig II of Bavaria ordered no less than 3 castles through his life, including the Neuschwanstein castle, which, however, was not able to be completed before his death in 1886. King Ludwig was not the type who would go down on equipment, and therefore limped it does not with neither drag-and-drop toilets, running water or air conditioning in the nearly 20,000-square-foot slot. the

in General, the king was easier storhedsvanvittig, and in addition to its three castles he had also a burning desire to buy both the Mallorca, Costa Rica and Afghanistan. However, lived his economic sense is not quite up to the visions, and his international dream was, therefore, only at the thought. Despite the madness and rutten with the finances was the king and his castle, however, a fine place in history. Neuschwanstein is one of Germany's biggest tourist attractions, fol.a. has been the inspiration for Torneroseslottet in Disneyland Paris.

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the European stores on several of the enchanting castles and gruvækkende the days of knighthood, which set the imagination in gear. It is, however, unknown to most, that lets you stay behind the moats, but one place is there free play to immerse themselves in a genuine ridderverden.

In Billund towering a real fairytale castle up on the jutland heath, where the king and queen of the country, LEGOLAND invites you to come in for a night or two in the princess's royal chambers, in drageridderens living room or in the sorcerer's laboratory. LEGOLAND Castle Hotel is the framework for nothing less than an interactive adventure with dragons, wizards, knights and princesses.

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Transylvania is probably most known for Dracula's Castle, Branslottet, but it was not the only castle, the Romanian vampyrgreve, according to legend, became acquainted with. After he was deposed in 1462 we went reportedly to the Corvinslottet, also known as Hunyadislottet, where the count was held captive for seven years in a grim and dark dungeon. the
Seen from the outside is the castle of pure idyll and adventure, but as you go over the footbridge and into the gothic castle, you sense quickly that the place is shrouded in mystery for the big gold medal. Count Dracula is according to rumors is far from the only one who has been around in slottes of the dungeon, and to this day living legends of prisoners, ghosts, and vampires still in the best of health.

It started as a monastery in the beginning of the 1500s, but with a location on a beautiful, lush hilltop considered King Ferdinand II of Portugal, that there was potential for a more elaborate project. Namely, a summer residence for the king and his family. the

King Ferdinand was born in Germany, and it was also here, he got inspiration by the flashy bavarian castles, but the Portuguese workers had, however, set a more southern european mark on the edifice. Since the Palacio da Pena was completed in the mid-1800s, it was with spires, domes, coat of arms, secret passageways and other magical items are created out from the king's dream to depict a scene from an opera. With the passage of time, the castle has got a touch with the brush in red and yellow shades that can be seen from Lisbon.

Hohenzollernslottet is a mere chronicle, where one slot has replaced the other through the generations. It all started in the early middle ages, probably in the 11. century, where the first slot got its name from the genus of the same name. In 1423 there was, however, that the enemy laid siege to the castle and raze it with the ground. Too bad but not something that could not be fixed by the next generation. the

In 1454 was slot number 2 built, and this, too, was invaded several times and finally ended in a ruin in the course of the 1700s. Finally came a later member of the family of Hohenzollernslægten, Frederick William IV of Prussia by the government in 1819 and launched the project slot number 3, which is the edifice we see today.

In the Eltz forest to the west of Frankfurt saves a real feudal castle, which, through 33 generations, or 850 years – has been in the same family of care. Burg Eltz castle is Germany's oldest and best-preserved ridderslot, but it has not always been the joy and gammen in the fairy-tale chambers. the

In 1268, was an familiefejde between the three brothers Elias, Wilhelm and Theoderich, and since no one wanted to leave the land register, they had to share the castle up in three. The three families built merrily, and with a total of 100 rooms and 8 towers, there was also room for all, so that the three families could be without major problems remain side by side through the generations. Today owned the castle only by one branch of the genus, but it is still clear to see that the three brothers and their descendants would not have had quite the same taste for architecture and decoration.

in Austria, could also something with castles and fortresses, but how many of the German castles steeped in romance and knights, the austrian fortress, Hohenwerfen south of Salzburg, an old after torture disguised in the high walls, towers, and large stones. Here was said to have been both princes, knights and archbishops behind the bars, and not a few ordinary, petty criminals citizens have suffered a grim fate in the castle's dungeons. the

Seems the stodgy austrian castle familiar, it may because that there has never been a fine visit from none other than Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. It was with this castle as a backdrop, the film ”Ørneborgen” was recorded in 1968. In the film worked Hohenwerfen as SS-base under 2. in world war ii. But despite the many atrocities that have taken place in the austrian castle through the centuries, it has never in fact served as naziborg.

this Article is sponsored by LEGOLAND in connection with the opening of the new Castle Hotel, where you will have the possibility to accommodate the family at a castle.

the Intent of the new LEGOLAND Castle Hotel is to create experiences that can suck the children into the magical universe that arise between the child and the LEGO® brick. It will the coming testfamilier could see from the same second they roll into the parking lot, where LEGO built knights and dragons welcome.
With the LEGOLAND Castle Hotel creates a complete universe that's going to surpass what they previously have managed. It becomes a magical place for families with children, filled with adventure and magic.

- Opened: 29. march 2019
- Capacity: 142 rooms with over 700 beds
- Rooms: Dragekrigerværelse, Troldmandsværelse and Prinsesseværelse
- Bygningshøjde: 25 metres
- Large outdoor children's playground
- Indoor play area in the restaurant
Area: 8000m