Five Of The World's Most Beautiful Castles

Published November 11, 2013

Updated November 8, 2023

Honorable Mentions

While some castles are more impressive than others, they all seem to offer something special—a glimpse into another time period we can only imagine. Big or small, crumbling or perfectly preserved, there are endless picturesque, beautiful castles that exist throughout the world. Here are some incredible castles that didn’t make the list, but still deserve to be mentioned:

Chateau De Chillon

Chateau De Chambord

Hohenschwangau Castle

Mont Saint-Michel

Bojnice Castle

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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.