Castles

A luxury Scottish castle transformed into a five-star luxury hotel is celebrating a successful opening year adding a top industry award to its string of accolades for 2016. Crossbasket Castle, near Glasgow, was awarded the coveted Best Newcomer or Back on the Scene Award at the Condé Nast Johansens Annual Awards for Excellence in London … Continue reading »

300,000 walk through doors of Hever Castle as historic Edenbridge site announces best visitor figures since 1997 14:48 09 November 2016 Tom Pyman Hever Castle. Photo by Terence Day, Penshurst Archant The former home of Anne Boleyn enjoyed a rise of seven per cent on the previous year Hever Castle this week announced its best … Continue reading »

Emerging from vineyards after a morning of cycling past castles, fields and forests along Germany’s Rhine River, we pull into the village of Nierstein. It’s time to refuel, but instead of reaching for stale water from the bottle or a power bar, we’ve settled into a bakery and are tucking into fresh “kaffee” and the … Continue reading »

– Nov 7, 2016, 8:30 AM 40 First Share After a weekend of completing three midterm reports, starting a fourth and studying for a midterm exam, I decided I wanted to get out and explore a part of London I hadn’t before and learn some of the history of the city. A friend of mine … Continue reading »

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Since childhood, Spanish baker Jose Paronella had dreamt of building a Moorish castle. In 1913, the adventurous 26-year-old left his village in Catalonia and moved to the tropical north of Australia. There … Continue reading »

Jose Paronella immigrated to Queensland from Catalonia, Spain in 1913 with a big dream: to build a castle. After working in sugar cane fields for a decade and a half, he finally purchased a plot of unspoiled land not far from Cairns and got to work. He planted trees, installed a fountain, and erected his … Continue reading »

A NEW film by VisitScotland has brought to life the breathtaking scenery and diverse array of activities on offer for visitors to Dumfries & Galloway. The region has long been celebrated for its rugged landscapes, unspoiled coastlines and literary links but now a new film produced by VisitScotland brings to life the people and the … Continue reading »

  Croatia is home to numerous gorgeous castles By Iva Ralica Considering the numerous beautiful castles around Croatia, it was a difficult task to choose only ten! There are beautiful fortresses and ruins with magnificent views over the surrounding areas, but we just might leave those for another article. Many others are used for other … Continue reading »

Runners braved the elements to pound round a testing course in the second Brodie Castle 10K race. A bumper field of 450 sold out more than a month in advance, with athletes eager to compete in the historic grounds of the 16th century keep. Runners at the front of the field yesterday got the best … Continue reading »

A relaxing and delicious road trip though Southwest England. west England. Above is Bovey Castle. WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY LISA LUBIN By Lisa Lubin There is probably no more festive time to visit England than during the holidays. The towns and villages are all done up in lights and the trimmings conjuring up days of … Continue reading »