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 ...

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, ...

A Roman fortress, then a Viking stronghold, followed by a Medieval wool-trading center, then an Industrial railway hub, and finally, a confectionary capital. In the centuries since its founding in 71 ...

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.

The Bayeux Tapestry culminates in William’s victory in the Battle of Hastings. However, earlier artwork from the time also depicts that Bosham was where Harold enjoyed a feast in an extravagant hall ...