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Medieval Castles and Fortresses in France

A medieval castle is an argument about ground, and the aerial view is where you can follow it: why this spur and not the next, how the approach was forced into one exposed path, where the ditch was cut, how the outer ward absorbed what the inner ward never had to face.

Strongholds of Europe and the Crusader Levant, standing and ruined, each with aerial views, photographs, video and a guide to their construction, sieges and what survives.

5 Medieval Castles and Fortresses in France, each with aerial views, photos, videos and an in-depth guide.

Aerial view of Combourg Castle, France

Combourg Castle

Château de Combourg turns Breton stone into literary myth, where Chateaubriand's childhood, lake shadows and French Romanticism still linger.

Château Gaillard

Aerial view of Château Gaillard, France

Discover the history and current affairs of Château Gaillard, Richard the Lionheart's fortress in Normandy: its construction, sieges, fall and herita…

Castle of Fougères-sur-Bièvre

Aerial view of Castle of Fougères-sur-Bièvre, France

Visit Inveraray Castle in Argyll, the Gothic Revival seat of the Dukes of Argyll and Clan Campbell on Loch Fyne, featured in Downton Abbey.

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