Castelli e fortezze

Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

City corners

Behind the Castello Estense: Ferrara's red-brick courtyards

Between the moat of the Castello Estense and the medieval alleys, Ferrara hides red-brick courtyards and passageways where the noise of the city melts away.

Jun 21, 2026

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Calascio (L'Aquila), Abruzzo, Italy

Castles, palaces and monuments

Rocca Calascio, the Fortress Where Abruzzo Ends and the Sky Begins

At 1,460 metres in the Abruzzo Apennines, Rocca Calascio is among the highest fortresses in Italy: stone, wind and endless horizons.

Jun 21, 2026

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Segovia, Castile and León, Spain

Hidden Europe

Maderuelo, Medieval Walls Overlooking the Lake of Segovia

Perched above the Linares reservoir, Maderuelo is one of the most intact and least crowded medieval villages in the province of Segovia.

Jun 21, 2026

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Almeida (Guarda), Portugal

Hidden Europe

Almeida, the star-shaped fortress of the Beira Alta

In the Beira Alta, near the Spanish border, Almeida guards one of the most striking star-shaped fortresses in Europe.

Jun 21, 2026

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Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine

Hidden Europe

Kamianets-Podilskyi: the fortress in the bend of the Ukrainian river

Kamianets-Podilskyi, in western Ukraine: an old town clasped in a river bend and a medieval fortress still little known.

Jun 21, 2026

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Enna, Sicily, Italy

Castles, palaces and monuments

Sperlinga, the castle carved from the rock that Sicily forgets

Sperlinga, a village perched on the Nebrodi mountains: a cave castle and a maze of grottoes tell the story of a stone Sicily few travellers reach.

Jun 21, 2026

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