Five Of The World's Most Beautiful Castles

Published November 11, 2013

Updated November 8, 2023

Incredible Castles: Eltz Castle

Incredible Castles Burg Eltz Castle Aerial

Few, if any, castles are more picturesque than the Eltz Castle. Nestled deep in the hills above the Moselle River in Germany, Eltz Castle is different from other castles in that it has belonged to the same family for more than eight centuries, and remains remarkably unscathed from battles and war. When it was built, Eltz Castle held a strategically important position along one of the German Empire’s most important trading routes.

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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.

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Cox, Savannah. "Five Of The World’s Most Incredible Castles." AllThatsInteresting.com, November 11, 2013, https://mirror.pbh-network.com/beautiful-castles/. Accessed March 20, 2026.