Luxemburg

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 Castle Vianden Luxembourg

Sent by Maerose from her trip to Luxembourg

Castle

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Nowy Wiśnicz Castle, Poland

Sent by Pavel from Krakow

 

Castle, France

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The Chateau de Monbazillac

Sent by Ana from Paris

Castles

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Himeji Castle - White Hero Castle

Sent by Keisuke from Tokyo, Japan

German castles

Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Hohenschwangau, Nyphenburg, Herrechiemsee

Sent ny Stefan on 20 Oct, 2014 from München

 

This and that Tuesday

Greek grandma

Photo Georges Meis

Plataniera y El Teide

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain 

Jerusalem, Israel

Olavinlinna Castle, Finland 

 

Luxembourg

Fog over Esch-sur-Sure castle, Luxembourg

 

Buildings

Louisiana, The Louisiana State Capitol building in Baton Rouge

Sent by Mike on 13 Oct, 2014 from From Mike, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.A.

The Royal Palace, History Museum,  Wrocław, Poland

Sent by Marta on 20 Jul, 2014 from  Suchy Las (Poznań), Poland

Garden and castle in Kromeriz, Czech Republic 

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sent by Emil on 5 Feb, 2021

The Library of Columbia University, New York.

Sent by Brad on 17 Dec, 2018 from Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Alte Brauerei Halle 

Germany

Romania

 

Greetings from, Germany

Berlin, Oberbaum bridge

Sent by Carla on 8 Jan, 2022 from Berlin

Fürtth City theater

Sent by Daniel on

Corvey Caste Weserbergland, Germany  

The former Benedictine monastery Corvey.

Sent by Christa on 28 Mar, 2020 from Detmold  

 

Japan

Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto. Japan

UNESCO World Heritage Site 

Sent by Risa on 7 Jan 2022 from Mito-city  

Himeji Castle

Sent by Mami on 8 Apr. 2018 from Osaka

 

Japan

Matsuyama Castle

Sent byYuki on 30 Jan, 2021, from Yokohama Japan

 The A-shaped Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center (ASPAM), Japan

Sent by Akem on 24 Jan, 2018i from Hirosaki, Japan

Castles

Turku Castle, Gustavian style room. Finland 

Heidelberg Castle, Germany

Sent by Julia on 17 Sep, 2014 from Heidelberg

The castles of the Loire Valley

Chambod Castle 

sent by Natalie on 19 Sep, 2016  from Chambery 

Royal Castle Herrenchiemsee, Germany

Sent by Steffi on from 21Jan, 2022 from Grassau

 Olomouc Region, Helfštyn Castle, Czech Republic

Sent by Jana on 12 Aug, 2013  from  Czech Republic

 

Vondern Castle, Oberhausen, Germany

Sent by Sven on 23 Aug, 2013 from Oberhausen

 

Romania Castle

Corvin Castle. Romania

Corvin Castle, also known as Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle, is a Gothic-Renaissance castle in Hunedoara, Romania. It is one of the largest castles in Europe and figures in lists of the Seven Wonders of Romania.

Sent by Monika on 11 Jan, 2021 from Poland

Peleș Castle

Photo Marius Vasiliu

Peleș Castle  is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania. Built between 1873 and 1914. Its inauguration was held in 1883. It was constructed for King Carol I.

Sent by Iulia from Bucharest

 

Castles

Pedal boats in front of the moated castle

Wittringen Castle or Wittringen House is a moated castle in Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Sent by Dieter on 7 Feb, 2023 from Gladbeck, Germany 

Royal Castle Linderhof,  

Linderhof Palace (German: Schloss Linderhof) is a Schloss in Germany, in southwest Bavaria near the village of Ettal. It is the smallest of the three palaces built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the only one which he lived to see completed.

Sent by Lea on9 Apr, 2018  from Siegen, Germany 

Dunrobin Castle.  Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland

Sent by Chrissy on 20 Feb, 2014 from Frankfurt am Main, Germany  

 

Castles in Winter

Neuschwanstein Castle in Winter

Watrburg Castle in winter, Eisenach, Germany 

Häme Castle, Hämeenlinna, Finland

Photo Taneli Eskola, Finnish

Turku Castke, Turku, Finland

Illustration Ilkka Kylmäkorpi, Finnish

Mailbox Today

The city of Carcassonne, France  ( 3rd. century AD 12th. and  13th. century)

Carcassonne  is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. 

Sent by Dany from Poitiers, France 

Slovakia

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Slovakia - monuments UNESCO

Vikolinec, Baedejov, Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments

Sent by Dana on 20 Aug, 2018 from Považská, Slovakia

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 Spiš Castle is one the largest, most extensive castle sites in Central Europe.

Sent by Alica on 8 Sep, 2022 from Komarno, Slovakia

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Katarínka is the name of the ruin of St. Catherine’s Church that was once part of St. Catherine’s Monastery dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria. This is the reason why nowadays this place is called Katarínka – “Little Catherine”

Sent by Minka on 8 Jan, 2017 from Trenčín 

Lithuania

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Trakai Castle, Lithuania

Trakai Island Castle  is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania, on an island in Lake Galvė. The construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century and around 1409 major works were completed.  Trakai was one of the main centers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the castle held great strategic importance. The castle was rebuilt in the 1950s–1960s by Lithuanian initiative, although it had received resistance from Soviet authorities. 

Sent by Monica on 1 Feb, 2016 from Vilnius

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Church of St. Anne, Vilnius Lithuania

Sent by Olegas on 7 Sep, 2022 from Kaunas, Lithuania

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Elk of Neringa 

Neringa (pronunciation or Neringa Municipality is a municipality of Klaipėda County in westernmost Lithuania. In terms of population, it is the smallest municipality of the country

Sent by Valda on 23 May, 2016 from  from Utena. Lithuania 

Castles

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Cathedral and castle, Limburg, Germany

Sent by Jl on 11 Apr 2015 fron Münich 

 

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 Warm Greetings from Germany 

Neuschwanstein Castle

Sent by Tami on 21 Feb, 2018 

 

Olavinlinna Castle - The Great Courtyard

Greetings from Savonlinna Opera Festival

Sent by my sister on 10 Jul, 2017 from Savonlinna, Finland

Mailbox today

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Enigheten i Degerby pyntad till fest, tidig 1900 talet

Sent by Anni0n 9 Jul, 2022  from Föglö, Åland

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Sargans Castle, Switzerland

Sent by Thomas from Mittelhäusen on 9 Jul, 2022