On a small peninsula on the southern side of the lake is the town of Sirmione and its Scaligero Castle, one of Italy's 30 most-visited historical sites. Commissioned in the 14th century by the ...

Malbork Castle in Poland is the largest castle in the world if measured by land area. The Royal Palace of Caserta in southern Italy is the world's largest palace if measured by volume. Hofburg ...

Nestled between the Southern Alps and Venice and overlooked ... Emilia Romagna is home to some of Italy’s best-preserved castles, spread across pristine countryside ideal for rambling.

the castle became the subject of a long-running power struggle between various noble families in one of Italy’s few landlocked regions. Having been given to Ruggero di Antognolla by Pope ...