21 Stunning Castles That Seem To Have Popped Out Of Our Cherished Fairy Tales

Castles in all their royal splendor and legendary aura make us almost believe in fairy tales. Far from meddling crowds, perched at heights that offer breathtaking views, don’t they just look like they were custom-made for that perfect weak-in-the-knees moment or the serendipitous kiss.

Here, we give you a series of castles from across the world, so bewitching that you can imagine the Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella looking out of the windows and the knights in shining armors riding their galloping horses through the majestic entrances.

1. Swallow’s Nest

Alupkinskoye Shosse, Crimea

2. Chateau de Chaumont

Loir-et-Cher, France

3. Lichtenstein Castle

Lichtenstein, Germany

4. Neuschwanstein Castle

Schwangau, Germany

5. Alcazar

Segovia, Spain

6.Hluboka Castle

Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czech Republic

7. Peles Castle

Sinaia, Romania

8. Conwy Castle

Conwy ,Wales

9. Hohenschwangau Castle

Schwangau, Germany

10. Corvin Castle

Hunedoara, Romania

11. Boldt Castle

One Thousand islands, New York State

12. Hohenzollern

Stuttgart, Germany

13. Leeds Castle

England

14. Burg Hohenzollern Castle

Bisingen, Germany

15. Bojnice castle

Bojnice, Slovakia

16. Mont-Saint Michel

Normandy, France

17. Palacios da Pena

Sintra, Portugal

18. Gravensteen

Ghent, Belgium

19. Chateau de Val

Lanobre, France

20. Eilean Donan Castle

Scotland

21. Castillo-de-Hohenzollern