Beautiful Castles in France That You Can Visit
Historic buildings and beautiful grounds await in the Loire Valley, the Dordogne, in Burgundy, and beyond.
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Historic buildings and beautiful grounds await in the Loire Valley, the Dordogne, in Burgundy, and beyond.
Feb.24.2021 Castles hold endless fascination, and Haut-Koenigsbourg in France is a castle well worth a visit. This massive red sandstone chateau high on a hill in the Alsace region dates back to the 1100s. On display are layers of castle life between then and now. It lies close to the border of Germany and has been fought over through the centuries. And not only have French and Germans contended for the castle. The structure was ransacked then burned to the ground in 1633 by invaders from Sweden. For 200 years, the Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle stood on the rocky high point of land, abandoned. The...