Top 20 Castles To Visit In Europe
Europe is home to the world's greatest castles and I want to tell you the stories behind them. From the medieval fortresses of the UK, to the kingdoms of Germany, Europe's castles remain unmatched! Where is your favorite castle?
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It’s impossible to beat the castles of Europe 😍🏰
Himeji castle in Japan.
@@szymonzielinski7160 exactly, impossible
@@szymonzielinski7160 dude castles are best in Europe... Everyone knows that
Wish Europeans had built castles in the Americas, but by that time they had gone out of fashion. 😥
Well, it's MASSIVE.
Awesome video again Ryan, thanks for sharing!
Great video 🤭 And the views are literally so GORGEOUS 😍
As always amazing content😍
Stunning as always. I’ve always had a fascination with castles. Your films and knowledge were so enjoyable for me. Thanks!
Thanks so much Laurie, I agree, castles are just too interesting! :)
Hey man, I think you deserve more visibility. I know more than 200.000 followers are a lot, but I repeat it again, you are "underrated". Your videos are beautiful, your editing is awesome. Plus you are the guy who goes around the world, not to act stupid, like many vloggers do, but to let people know the world and to show them how beautiful it is. I can see you enjoy your trips, because you show true interest in knowing all the different cultures around the world. The only thing concerns me, is the "flip over" stunt. Sometimes it can be very risky, especially when you do it next to the sea cliffs ... but it's your choice 😉 Keep posting videos like these man, keep up the great work your doing!!!
I saw Kasteel de Haar in the Netherlands back in 2009 and Alcazar de Segovia in Spain in 2108, they are breathtakingly beautiful! Excellent video and I hope to visit the others someday!
Wonderful video, thank for sharing my friend
Ryan, Great video!!! Very informative
Thanks Jacklyn! Which castle is your favorite?
The Transylvanian castles have so much character and mystique. I'll bet Eastern Europe has lots of hidden gems.
thats exactly the point why they are so great, 20 years ago i went to croatia in vacation it was great, today its overrun
Beautiful views👍🏼
Congrats on 200k subscribers!
Thank for sharing nice video
Amazing Video, Thanks for sharing! :)
Thanks friend! Where is your favorite castle?
@@RyanShirley I am captivated by them all but have never been to see them in person. I hope to go to Ireland or Italy once the lockdowns are over :)You're very lucky Ryan.
One of the most distinctive and fabulous attractions in Europe is Castle. I absolutely love your picks. Great photography too.
Thanks so much Helena! Where is your favorite castle in Europe?
@@RyanShirley Too many to mention. 😀 And I haven't been many places yet. 😁
Amazing video👍🏻
Amazing view of castle ❤
Didn’t know you had a KZhead channel!!! Pretty awesome man. Hope all is well
absolutely beautiful footage! Merry Christmas Ryan!
Thanks so much friend! Merry Christmas too you!
Amazing castels . Very helpful thanks
Of course! Which one is your favorite?
@@RyanShirley i like netherland
AMAZING!!‼️🤩
You’re my princess 👸🏼
Great job, Ryan ! :-)
Love this content 🥰 Thank you for touring us in Europe for free .. 🤗 God bless you and your channel..
Thanks Abhi! I need to visit your country soon!
So glad you mentioned the castle on Gozo, it’s too often overlooked
Dunnottar Castle - one of our favorite places we've traveled to! So happy to see it on your list!!!
Its magical right! Such a cool spot!
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Very nice 👍🏻 thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Of course! :)
Great job on video, really enjoyed it👍👍👍have great day
Thanks guys! Where is your favorite castle?
I love your shots of Neuschwanstein castle and the red conned ones as well... I love the choice of weather you choose to shoot these when you are there, nobody does it as professionally as you do. Keep up the good work! It's just like watching one of those professional shots done on every 4K UHD TV screens printed at Best Buy... I love your attitude as you express your enthusiasm of the places, because of the way your voice actually blends in with the vibrant colors of the each old city or castle videos you make while making your traveling videos. I hear a vaccine against the Coronavirus might be near. If this Pandemic ever dies down, the countries I highly recommend you visit are places like Vietnam, Thailand, Pacific Islands, Australia, and above all our one and favorite New Zealand.. Even recommend if there is a software that maybe you republish these like you just did in 4k UHD 3D. Ryan Shirley you can go home with your head held high it's a million yes's for me.
Ryan mate awesome video 👍❤️
Thanks brother!!
I like your trave vlog because of flashing the names of the places on the screen keep up Ryan
awesome !!!
Great video and wise selection! I love castles and mountains. Greetings from Poland:)
Thanks Bonin! Hard to beat Europe’s castles
Amazing 😍❤❤
Rabati looks awesome, Georgia/Armenia are on my bucket list so can check it sometime soon hopefully. Also check out Bodiam, Bamburgh and Warwick Castles mate.
Thanks Ryan for appreciate Rabati Castle, too. Really nice and informative video. Best regards from Georgia
Of course! I need to make a video just on Georgia. What part of Georgia are you from?
@@RyanShirley Wow. Particularly Looking forward this video. I'm from Tbilisi but I hike a lot, I wish I knew that you were here, I would help you to discover the best hiking spots in Georgian mountains, maybe next time... ;)
Good job capturing the character of each culture by way of their fortresses. This one's for KEEPS!
Thanks Tom! Haha love the pun
All Europe is so beautiful!
It truly is the best!
Good job. Keep up the great work. I just subscribed!
Thanks so much Joe!
@@RyanShirley You are welcome
We've been to some of these castles! All are amazing! great video!
No way! Which one was your favorite?
@@RyanShirley of course the fairytale-like Neuschwanstein castle in germany is our favorite.. but weve also been to Bran castle (creepy) and Edinburgh castle in scotland...
Great video as always, greetings from Slovakia 🇸🇰 Orava and Spis castles are definitely worth the visit. Also for example Bojnice castle. We got quite many hidden gems here. From other castles mentioned, Dunnottar in Scotland was amazing too, beautiful scenery, highly recommend.
Thanks man! I love your country, I gotta see more of Bojnice castle, looks amazing! Do you have any other favorites?
@@RyanShirley From personal experience, Beckov castle is pretty photogenic, Devin castle has nice location on the confluence of Danube and Morava rivers and Cachtice castle was home to the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory. Also multiple castles including Bratislava castle and Devin castle were blown-up during the Napoleonic Wars. I recommend checking this page out for a nice listing of most popular castles: slovakia.travel/en/things-to-see-and-do/culture-and-sights/castles-chateaux-and-manor-houses
@@butthead871 Thank you for sharing the link. My grandfather was from Slovakia so I would love to visit his homeland some day.
All on the video are awesome..they are all well maintained and preserved.. I still remember when i visited kasteel de haar
Your video is easy to understand great videography, your voice is also soft and nice to hear in a long time. Keep it up the great works!
Thanks so much Lola, where are you from?
@@RyanShirley vietnam
9:41 Bouzov castle in Czechia
EXCELLENT coverage. I've visited two: 1) Kasteel de Haar & 2) Salzburg castle. In two time I was so close to visit the fairy tale one, in south Bavaria, but the plan got canceled :(
Looks beautiful👌🏻 Greetings from Scotland. Have a nice day everyone😍
Thanks Bruno! Which castle is your favorite?
This is a very nice video
So beautiful view video
Thanks mate! Which castle is your favorite?
Nice 👍 video
Great video Ryan. As European i knew most of castle from your list but thank you for extending my long list of cartes to visit ;) So i you ever return to Poland you should check out Moszna Castle witch is most beautiful Poland Castle original build by German family and Castle of Ogrodzieniec that you ca know from The Witcher show, located in Eagles nest trail where you can find over 14 castles on hills and rocks; And just near by Ogrodzieniec you should take a look at 'Okiennik Wileki' (Window rock) with stunning aerial view just about 10 minutes from Ogrodzieniec;
From America to all of Europe. You have a long, rich and awesome history. 👍🏿
I agree! Endless fascinating history :)
Wow very beautiful castles
Thanks mate! Where is your favorite castle?
beautiful！
Oh man! I'm a CS student and sometimes your videos are my only way to relax from my studies.. 😜and heal my brain... And especially this one took me to very diffrent places! I wish to visit in some of them one day👍👍
Aye, that’s what I love to hear! I wish I would’ve studied CS in college!
Can recommend the castle od Schwerin to you. Also very beautiful.
👑 🏰 💒 Great video! Would love to see the last castle in Germany. It's very famous and beautiful. What? No castles from France? The castles in the Loire Valley were lovely. What is nice is you can visit several in a day because many are located close to each other.
Agree 👍👍👍
Nice video but what about Chambord castle?
My first Castle I visited in Europe was Castillo de Gibralfaro in Malaga Spain. Right next to that castle at the foot of the hill is the Alcazaba. Both are a must see if in Southern Spain.
I think Bojnice Castle is more beautifull than Spis Castle. You should make part 2 because there are more castles in France, Switzerland, Germany which are pretty nice.
I gotta check it out! I’ll start thinking of a part two and include more castles from France, Switzerland and Germany! Which ones are your favorite?
@@RyanShirley Neuschwanstein and Orava Castle ☺️
@@RyanShirley very good idea.
I also think that Wawel is better than Malbork
Check Bojnice castle Slovakia......one most beautiful I´ve ever seen. And sure the Prague castle Czech republic looks great.
Neuschwanstein Castle I think is the most famous. I put together a compilation video myself about a year ago so it's good to see what you have here, too.
That's awesome! I gotta check it out!
Thanks for a great list 👍 I think Loire Valley in France has the highest number of royal and private castles in the World - definitely not to be missed! I absolutely loved the Chateau du Clos Luce which used to be Da Vinci's home, now turned into an open-air museum (among many others)
Wow, just looked it up and looks stunning, hope to visit this summer!
It’s actually Dordogne ( also known as Perigord) that has the highest amount.
Of the ones on your list I've toured Edinburgh, Hohensalzburg, Eltz, and Neuschwanstein. I've never considered Neuschwanstein a real castle. It's more of a palace built in the shape of a castle. Similar is Windsor Castle which started out as a castle and evolved over time into a palace. I'd also recommend Bodiam Castle in the SE of the UK. It's a semi-ruin, but many parts of the interior are still intact. My bucket list includes Caernarfon in Wales, Carcassonne in southern France, and Guédelon in central France.
Nice collection. I would include some castles from France.
I'll add them to part 2 :) Any you suggest?
Besides well known top: 1. Cité de Carcassonne. 2. Palace of Versailles. 3. Mont Saint-Michel. 4. Château de Chambord. 5. Chenonceau Castle. 6. Château de Fontainebleau. Also are very beautiful: 1. Château de Chantilly. 2. Château de Pierrefonds. 3. Château de Langeais. 4. Château de Saumur. 5. Château de Sully-sur-Loire. 6. Château d'Ussé. 7. Château du Lude. 8. Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg.
This is absolutely amazing place to visit I wish we can all visit this places
Thanks pinoy! Where is your favorite castle?
Amazing im gonna go to europe soon!!!
What countries are you visiting?
I wish kindly your 1milion subscriber my genius brother
You should have visited Hochosterwitz Castle in Austria🤤 it was breathtaking.
I gotta visit next time!
Saludos a todos desde Valencia, España. Great Video.
Gracias Rafael! Tengo que visitar Valencia!
Slovakia / Bojnice castele is amazing
Wowww 😍😍😍
Thankd Dan!
I'm surprised you have no French castles! Some of my favourites are Château de Chambord, Château de Chennonceau, Château de Fontainebleau and of course Château de Versailles. In England Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard are nice, along with Windsor Castle and Hampton Court.
Sounds like I need to make a part 2 :) Thanks for the suggestions!
Neither Blenheim PALACE nor Castle Howard are castles. They are stately homes built in the 18th century.
Many of these are not castles but palaces.
Next prague castle is the biggest castle complex
Windsor Castle and Castles in Croatia ? Any caste from got also?
You can make a top 10 or a top 20 in Poland alone. They have some incredibly interesting castles.
As Pole, I confirm
8:55 my favourite castle💓
My favorite castle too
Your choice is really good. The Castles are extremely beautiful (except Spis). You could have included Bojnice Castle, instead of Spis. It's really beautiful and it's also in Slovakia.
Ah I should have included Bojnice! Looks so incredible 🏰
Nice but what about all the other castles in Germany and France?
In Italy, there are a lot of castles: Buonconsiglio in Trento, Beseno, Thun, Toblino, Avio, Sirmione. And a lot more.
I gotta visit those! Just bought plane tickets for italy.
As a German I got to admit I like all of them and surely you skipped a lot of cool European castles but for me the most beautiful and hogwarts-like one is actually in Canada, Chateau Frontenac. In Germany you probably would like to visit Schloss Löwenburg in Kassel, Neues Palais, Babelsberg, Cecilienhof and Sansoussi in Potsdam, Schloss Löwenburg, Drachenburg, Schweriner Schloss and Wartenberg
Dang, u gotta check out Chateau Frontenac, sounds amazing! What part of Germany are you from?
@@RyanShirley How about St. Michel in France? It's an island/fort/castle
You forgot to mention some gorgeous castles in France and Czechia such as Mont Saint-Michel or Loket castle
But Mont St. Michel is an Abbey, isn't it?
Castelo de Leiria, Portugal! É o que eu gosto mais.
Such a special place! Are you from Portugal?
@@RyanShirley Yes, I am. I'm from Leiria, Portugal!! And you are right! It´s a special place!!! Thank you for this video.
maybe not the biggest or most stunning the Predjama castle is defenatley very interesting and unique
Just looked it up and looks so unique and mysterious!
@@RyanShirley well here is your new video idea. most unique catles and structures in europe or something maybe:)
Castle and chateau: Frýdlant (Czech republic) The original medieval castle, extended in the 16th century to a Renaissance chateau, became the property of the famous Thirty Years War commander, Albrecht von Wallenstein in 1622, He turned it into the centre of his extensive Frýdlant duchy. The last noble owners were the Clam-Gallas, who opened the castle already in 1801 to the public; Frýdlant therefore became the oldest castle museum in Central Europe. Castle interiors can be seen (mementos from Albrecht von Wallenstein, the Knight’s Hall with portraits of the Gallas and Clam-Gallas owners, armoury, estate office, collection of historic pipes), as well as chateau interiors (state rooms, ladies’ and gentlemen’s rooms, children’s room, bathroom, kitchens). All the rooms are furnished with the original furniture, paintings, porcelain and other items. The Renaissance Chapel of St. Anne is also part of the tour. Occasionally the tours are enlivened by guides in costume, cake baking in the kitchens, concerts etc. Video: kzhead.info/sun/jbxyf81pfJl6YH0/bejne.html
Waldeck Castle in Germany is a beauty 😉
Visiting from "Daily Dose of Internet". Stunning video.
Aye! Thanks for visiting :)
You should try and see Leeds in Uk
I’ll have to check it out!
Fantastic🌹 👍 🌺 🌹 welcome you too 🙏
Thanks Kolla!
Wow 😳 4:20 had me shook
Good Morning Ryan
Good morning! Where are you from?
@@RyanShirley i From Indonesia but Life in Japan
its soo cool to think that there were people living there, their past and history damn
The history of those castles is pretty wild!
Carcassonne in southern France!
Such a cool place :)
Lovely video. However you missed the one and only the stunning Windsor Castle 🏰 England.
I should have included it!
Ryan Shirley next time 🙂
Yes you right, bigest and most visited castle in the world Windsor Castle
Pausing is good .
Ryan shirley is the my favourite you tube channel
Malbork, Czocha, Książ in Poland.
謝謝💕💕💕
My fav is castle Greyskull
Missing Haidelberg fort in this video ...
The Castles in the video are: Orava Castle Spis Castle Conwy Castle Dunnotar Castle Edinburgh Castle Eilean Donan Castle Eltz Castle Hohenzollern Castle Cochem Castle Malbork Castle Trakai Island Castle Bran Castle Corvin Castle Hohensalzburg fortress Citadella, Malta Leiria Castle Alcazar de Segovia Castle De Haar Rabati Fortress Neuschwanstein Castle.
What up squad!!⚡⚡
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