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These are best castles in the world, according to our travel team

On your next day out, our travel team urges you to swap glitzy city skyscrapers for storied castles, and giant shopping malls for expansive fortresses, as you discover the secrets and legends hidden in our favourite strongholds

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Why you should swap the French Alps for the Bavarian mountains this summer

With lush meadows filled with wildflowers, crystal-clear lakes for wild swimming, and castles reachable only by forest trails, Annabel Grossman discovers an outdoor lover’s paradise in Germany’s most picturesque region

The Independent UK

Castle that inspired Walt Disney receives Unesco protection

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These are the 26 new Unesco World Heritage sites for 2025

Bavarian palaces and Cambodian memorial sites were considered ‘of outstanding universal value’

The Independent UK

The original ‘Disney castle’ finally named as Unesco World Heritage Site

‘Ludwig II called in not architects, but theatrical set designers who shared his obsession with Wagnerian opera’

The Independent UK

'Fairytale' Neuschwanstein Castle Becomes UNESCO Heritage Site

The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany's Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney's fairytale castles, has been named a World Heritage site, the UN cultural agency announced on Saturday.

International Business Times

Bavarian fairy tale castles and French Carnac Megaliths among new UNESCO World Heritage sites

UNESCO has reviewed the applications of several new World Heritage sites, adding the Carnac Megaliths in France, the Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the Minoan Palatial Centres in Crete, Greece to the list.

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13 Historical Figures Who Were Secretly Total Weirdos

History books often show us the polished side of famous people. But the truth is, many historical figures had habits and quirks that would raise eyebrows today. These odd behaviors shaped their lives and sometimes even changed the world. Knowing about these weird sides can make history feel more real…

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Summer in Europe’s lakes and mountains: 15 of the best holidays

With cooler air, fewer crowds and lower prices, the mountains make a great alternative to the coast

The Guardian - UK

Naperville mourns the loss of the young woman shoved off a cliff in Germany

Eva Liu’s family is in Germany to collect her body and bring her home. Her friend and fellow traveler was on her way to her home in downstate Illinois on Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. victim in Germany attack was University of Illinois computer graduate

A U.S. hiker who was sexually assaulted and killed in Germany last week had just graduated from the University of Illinois with a computer science degree in May

The Independent UK

Voters in Neuschwanstein area back world heritage status bid for Bavarian palaces

Voters in the municipality where Neuschwanstein Castle is located have voted to approve a bid for UNESCO World Heritage status for the 19th century palaces built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, some of which are among Germany’s most popular tourist attractions

The Independent UK

Tourist killed, 2nd injured after being shoved into ravine near famous German castle were reportedly U. of. I graduates

German police say they have arrested a 30-year-old American man in the attack at Neuschwanstein castle Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

An American is arrested over the death of a U.S. tourist at a German castle

Police are appealing for photos and videos taken by witnesses of the attack near Neuschwanstein castle in which a man allegedly pushed two women down a slope, killing one. A suspect was arrested.

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US man held after fatal attack near Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany

Women aged 21 and 22 had met the suspect for the first time shortly beforehand

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Helmut Berger obituary

Film actor whose hypnotic presence was central to a trio of films directed by Luchino Visconti in the late 1960s and early 70s

The Guardian - UK

Helmut Berger, star of Visconti’s The Damned, dies aged 78

Acclaimed actor in European art cinema also secured a prominent role in US soap opera Dynasty

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