On various trips to Europe, I never took any castles tours.
However, on my last trip to Cardiff, Wales, and London I decided to fulfill the inner Disney kid in me and visit various castles.
My first stop was Cardiff Castle in Wales. Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city center of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort.
Inside the castle apartments. These ceilings are made out of real gold.
From 1866 the 3rd Marquess employed the genius architect William Burges to transform the Castle lodgings. Within gothic towers he created lavish and opulent interiors, rich with murals, stained glass, marble, gilding and elaborate wood carvings. Each room has its own special theme, including Mediterranean gardens and Italian and Arabian decoration.
It was sooooooo cold!
Caerphilly Castle
This is the largest castle in Whales!
The castle was constructed by Gilbert de Clare in the 13th century as part of his campaign to conquer Glamorgan, and saw extensive fighting between Gilbert and his descendants and the native Welsh rulers. It has the most elaborate water defences in all Britain – it occupies around 30 acres, and is the second largest castle in Britain. It is famous for having introduced concentric castle defences to Britain and for its large gatehouses.
Windsor Castle
As you can see the weather was not the best for pics.
The castle security does not allow pictures to be taken inside the castle, which is unfortunate because it was so incredible!
My last tour was Dover Castle and the White Cliffs.
Dover Castle
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the “Key to England” due to its defensive significance throughout history. It is the largest castle in England.
Every photo this coat was on repeat because it was freezing!
The last stop was White Cliffs of Dover
Just behind this picture is France!
Please leave in the comments below any castles you think I should visit next!
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I live in Cardiff 😮😮. I visited the castle 2 years ago. But is not my cup of tea😂🙈. Unfortunately I hate history and l’ve always been rubbish at this subject😂. I hope you enjoyed 🤗😍
Oh wow, you live in Cardiff. That’s awesome! It’s a beautiful place. Ha ha, rubbish. I love that expression. 😄
I am obsessed with castles!!!! I try to visit every castle I have a chance to, anytime i’m traveling. Love the pictures, too bad it was so cold…
🙌🏼 they are fabulous! Thank you. The cold was not nice. 🙉 I almost did not add the pictures of me because they all look the same with coat. 🙈
I need to travel much more! Specially the British Isles have so much great places!
Well the castles in Germany are also an interesting place to visit 😉
Have a good start into the Weekend!
Hugs,
Tabea
If you can make the time to travel it definitely is such a pleasure. Oh this is so good to know about the British Isles and Germany Castles. Thank you! 💋💖
Beautiful pictures <3 Hope you had an amazing time in Europe. The palace in Versailles is also a must see in my opinion 🙂
Thank you! 😘 I have been to Versailles many times. My father is French, so he would take me to Versailles whenever we visited París. I was there a couple of years ago. It’s one of my favorite places in the world. xx
Gorgeous you and shots! 🙂
Ahh, thank you! Every shot was the same because of the cold 🙉😄
Haha.. I can imagine!🙈🙈
Still pretty though!💕
I absolutely love castles, any time I’m on holiday’s in France it’s one of the first things I look up!
💖 it! It was such an amazing experience. I want to do it again in other places. xx 🤗
Breathtaking views! I would love to visit Europe someday (:
😍 you will and I can’t wait to see the photos you will share with us. 🤗😘
So incredible!! I actually would love to see castles some day 😁
You will. It was a very special experience. 😘
Fabulous Castle👌👍
I have visited so many castles in the UK over the years! I just love doing that, visiting castles, palaces and grand estates… I think Dover castle was the first one I ever visited way back in 1991 🙂 how time flies… Many castle visits have followed over the decades!
It was my first time ever visiting European castles. Now I am an addict. I cannot wait to go back and visit more. Thank you for reading and commenting. Have a wonderful weekend! 😘