Akershus Fortress aerial panoramic view in Oslo, Norway. Akershus Festning is a medieval fortress that was built to protect Oslo. Aerial view of the Oslo Fjord waterfront with the Akershus Fortress by ...

A few kilometres away, the Akershus Fortress is a medieval fortification overlooking the Oslo Fjord. It is also used today as an official venue for royal events. Akershus is open all year round ...

Tourists can also visit the Norway Resistance Museum and the Akershus Fortress Museum. It is located in the Frogner district, ...

Just north of Oslo's cargo port, travelers can check out the medieval Akershus Castle and Fortress, as well as the Norway Resistance Museum, an institution that houses exhibits about the Nazi ...

One such place is the abandoned medieval town-fortress of Cherven in Bulgaria. Located about 30 kilometres south of Ruse within the national park of Rusenski Los, it is easy to access by car and ...

Still standing after nearly 550 years, Olavinlinna or St. Olaf's Castle, is the northernmost medieval stone fortress in the world, lying about 220 miles from Helsinki. As the origin of uncountable ...

Indeed, possessing a grand medieval castle as part of one's hometown scenery is not something many can boast about. Yet, the historic allure of Warwick extends beyond its renowned fortress and the ...

RESIDENTS of a tiny town have invited Elon Musk to buy their medieval castle and use it as his European HQ. The town of Głogówek, south-west Poland, with a population of just 5,600, wants Musk ...

He seized upon the ruins of a medieval fortress in northern Italy and over the next few years, oversaw its reconstruction into a vast, stately home. By the turn of the century, Sforza Castle ...

While excavating Visegrád Citadel, a 13th-century fortress north of Budapest, Hungary, that was once a royal residence, archaeologists uncovered a trove of military history. Inside a filled-in moat, ...

Plans to build 75 homes on the outskirts of a Derbyshire village near a medieval castle have been submitted. The proposal, from developer Nightingale Land, would see the properties built on fields ...

An eight-bedroom ‘castle’ in the commuter belt is heading to auction with a guide price of £1 million — just less than the price of an average home sold in Kensington & Chelsea last year.