Castle of Europe
Related: The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story (1764) - Horace Walpole - building
Gilles de Rais's castle at Machecoul, 40 km from Nantes, France
Marquis de Sade's castle at Lacoste, 40 km from Avignon, France. It was recently restored by Pierre Cardin.
Elizabeth Báthory's castle at Cachtice, near Bratislava, Slovakia
Schloss Neuschwanstein, near Munchen, Germany
Schloss Neuschwanstein without a doubt the most famous castle in Bavaria. This castle was also built by Ludwig II, and it dates from the middle of the 19th century. It is located on the River Altmuhl, and you can enjoy a magnificent view from the riverside while from the courtyard you can see an incredible panorama of the Altmuhltal, one of the finest valleys of Germany. The amazing mix of styles of this castles make it an outstanding structure and create an unreal and romantic impression. Even its location (high on a mountainpeak in the middle of the green forests) contributed to its nickname of "The castle of the fairy tales." In fact, Disney used it as its base for the castle in Disney Land.
Chateau d'O
Chateau d'O, Normandy, France
photo sourced here.For the reader with a taste for the erotic Story of O promises a veritable homecoming and if your dreams and fantasies roam the corridors of the novel's chateau thereafter, you will appreciate how intrigued I was whilst driving through France a few years ago, by the prospect of a 'Chateau d'O'. Following road signs I left the main road to travel a short distance along a leafy country road to where I found the Chateau d'O enclosed beyond heavy iron and padlocked gates, a fairy tale castle set jewel-like amongst tall trees, gardens straight out of Last Year at Marienbad, and total quiet and privacy. The inspiration surely, for any Story of O but apparently named simply after a neighboring river! --http://www.storyofo.co.uk/corridors.html [Apr 2005]
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