In the mid-19th century, a newfound respect for history led to Kalmar Castle's renovation. Pat O'Connor / Courtesy of Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door This moated castle is one of Europe’s ...

Balmoral Castle is set to open to tours for the first time. (PA) Royal watchers can take a deeper glimpse inside Balmoral Castle for the first time this year, with tours set to kick off this summer.

RUTH GOODMAN: This is how many of us think of the interior of castles. Bare stone, echoey, damp, gritty underfoot, but that's because we're used to ruins.When they were in use, back in the 13th ...

The only sounds you hear as you cut across the verdant lawn onto the faded wooden bridge are the babbling of the river below and the footsteps of your fellow audience members. The midsection of the ...