Every castle across the globe features a history that were emphasized as part of defense and military purposes. Normans were the first on the planet to introduce something called the “Castle”. Most of the castles across the globe have been undergoing intense renovation and reconstruction to maintain the stand. As some of them were either destroyed in fire or during the wars. We have come up with the 7 most beautiful castles across the globe that seems like were not just made for defense purposes.

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Château de Chillon

Château de Chillon is also recognized as “Chillon Castle”, which reside in an island south of Veytaux. Touching along the ends of the lake, the castle happens to be most beautiful in Switzerland. The Chillon castle tops in terms of visitor’s volume in Switzerland and Europe combined. The castle is open to the public and is having an entry fee for the visitors. Additionally, the Chillon castle bags the most visited historic monuments in Switzerland. The decorations emphasized on them are entirely based on the 14th century medieval murals.

Château de Chillon

Prague Castle

Prague Castle glitters like a jewel at night due simply incredible lighting interiors. Located in the Czech Republic, the castle is in presence since 9th century. Not just people fall for the beauty here, but as well in terms of the size. The Castle is listed in the Guinness Book of Records accounting as the largest ancient castles in the world. Having visitors count of over 1.8 million annually across the globe, the castle seems to be a favorite for many. The Prague Castle hosts the collection of mannerism art and Bohemian baroque as part of the gallery. With the initial depreciation of the castle due to large fire in 1541. With lot of effort, Empress Maria Theresa withstood to erect the castle completely in the second half of the 18th century.

Prague Castle

Burg Hohenwerfen Castle

Burg Hohenwerfen Castle is an alluring castle located in the fourth-largest city in Austria, Salzburg. Simply stunning to see the castle sitting atop the hill, the castle was built by the Archbishops of Salzburg in the 11th century. The fort was built between 1075 and 1078 at an elevation as high as 155-meter. The castle is featured is some of the most popular movies and videogames. And to name some, the movie where it was featured was “Where Eagles Dare” filmed in the 1968 and the videogame in “Call of Duty: Black Ops III”, emphasizing the zombie map. Currently, the castle is owned by the state of Salzburg, which was previously in hands of Habsburg family of Austria.

Burg Hohenwerfen Castle

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Mont Saint Michel

Mont Saint Michel is a fantastic island and this amazing castle is located atop the island residing like a king. Located in France, the castle sits on a 247 acres land. During 8th century AD, the Mont Saint Michel held a berth in monastery. Right since then, the castle has bagged the most fans across the globe. With impressive tourist count of over 3 million annually, the castle even grabs a seat under UNESCO list of World Heritage Site. The bright lightings at night makes it a super cool castle of all time.

Mont Saint Michel

Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle happens to be the most beautiful castles in the world with most rated among the people from across the globe. The castle is in the village of Hohenschwangau, which resides on almost completely jagged hills. Further, the castle holds itself the beauty by grabbing over 1.3 million visitors annually. The impulse look of the castle fusing with the uneven hill simply makes it mesmerize for anyone on the spot.

Neuschwanstein Castle

Conwy Castle

Conwy Castle is a mindboggling castle built between 1283 and 1289. Constructed in the medieval times, the castle lies in the north coast of Wales. 21st century have played a vital role in getting lots of tourists from across the globe. The castle is categorized as having maintained with world class and have been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage site. The castle was built by Edward I in 13th century and this was the costliest one built by him during his entire rule. Additionally, the eight pillars of the castle is simply amazing and looks like a perfect rock solid military structure.

Conwy Castle

Château de Chambord

Château de Chambord is the most recognized figure in France. The structure is distinctive due to peculiar French Renaissance architecture. At first glance, the castle gives an antique look, which camouflages with traditional French medieval forms. Built by King Francis I of France, the castle is one of the largest castles in France. The interior art works are stunning enough to stare for a while to fill the mind with bliss. The Château de Chambord have received over 700,000 visitors in 2007. However, the attraction was little reduced after the flooding in 2016. Having said about the flooding in the castle that damaged just the ground floor, the beauty and structure still seems evergreen.

Château de Chambord