A skeleton unearthed beneath the chapel of Stirling Castle in Scotland has been identified as the first confirmed archaeological case of death by trebuchet. / READ MORE /
Château de Chenonceau is recording more than 5,000 visits a day during France's fifth heatwave of the summer, even as other Loire Valley châteaux report sharp visitor declines this season.
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Most people who have heard of Schwerin Castle know it for one image: a fairy-tale silhouette rising from its own island, so photogenic it is routinely mistaken for a film set. The accolade is deserved: it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024. Schwerin earns every visitor it gets. But Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern hides a scattering of estates within a short drive that see a fraction of the attention. These five reward the detour. / READ MORE /
The Fürstliches Residenzschloss Detmold has secured €750,000 in federal funding through Germany's KulturInvest programme to support comprehensive restoration and conservation work on the princely residence. / READ MORE /
A free interactive atlas has begun charting the world's fortified heritage, plotting more than 6,400 castles, fortresses and palaces across 138 countries on a single browsable map. The project was launched by a Norwegian developer working under a pseudonym, and shows what a combination of AI, open data and programming skill can now achieve great results without institutional backing. / READ MORE /
A devastating forest fire has broken out within roughly one kilometre of the Château de Fontainebleau, near Paris, forcing the closure of the palace gardens as two blazes in the surrounding forest have now burned some 1,920 hectares. / READ MORE /
Germany's official presidential palace, Schloss Bellevue, has opened its historic state rooms to the public for the first time as a contemporary art exhibition, weeks before the building closes for a multi-year restoration. / READ MORE /
Eight bottles of nineteenth-century Château d'Yquem have been restored after spending decades hidden beneath the floor of a Czech castle chapel. The wine, part of a 136-bottle collection left behind by a noble family fleeing Czechoslovakia at the end of the Second World War, will go on public display for the first time following a fundraising campaign by the castle. / READ MORE /
The exhibition 'Thin Ice — Inuit on Display', open from 15 May to 1 November 2026 in Moritzburg Castle, German, may be one of the most thought-provoking exhibitions currently showing in any castle in Europe. / READ MORE /
The Château de Breteuil, in Choisel in the Yvelines département, is staging a two-day historical event called Breteuil 1900 on 8 and 9 May, recreating the atmosphere of life at the turn of the 20th century through performances, guided visits and period entertainment. / READ MORE /