France, Drome, Crest, city of Drome Provençale on the banks of the Drome river, dominated by the Crest Tower, medieval keep

France, Occitanie, Aude, Lapradelle Puilaurens, castle of Puilaurens, night view of the castle

France, Normandy, Eure, Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, 12th century fortress built by Richard Coeur de Lion, Seine valley (aerial view)

France, Eure, Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, 12th century fortress built by Richard Coeur de Lion, Seine valley (aerial view)

France, Eure, Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, 12th century fortress built by Richard Coeur de Lion, new look after several years of renovation, Seine valley (aerial view)

France, Gironde, Saint Emilion, Jurisdiction of Saint Emilion (UNESCO), the village surrounded by Saint Emilion vineyards (aerial view)

France, Cote d'Or, La Rochepot, the castle (aerial view)

France, Drome, Crest, city of Drome Provençale dominated by the Crest Tower, medieval keep

France, Drome, Crest, city of Drome Provençale on the banks of the Drome river, dominated by the Crest Tower, medieval keep

France, Drome, Crest, city of Drome Provençale on the banks of the Drome river, dominated by the Crest Tower, medieval keep

France, Occitanie, Ariege, Roquefixade, view of the castle at sunrise

France, Occitanie, Aude, Cucugnan, castle of Queribus, view of the castle at sunset

France, Occitanie, Aude, Cucugnan, castle of Queribus, view of the castle at sunset

France, Occitanie, Aude, Cucugnan, castle of Queribus, view of the castle at sunset

France, Ile-de-France, Val d'Oise, Vexin Francais Natural Park, La Roche Guyon, labeled Les Plus Beaux Village de France, the medieval keep

France, Ile-de-France, Val d'Oise, La Roche Guyon, labeled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), the castle (aerial view)

France, Normandy, Eure, Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, 12th century fortress built by Richard Coeur de Lion, Seine valley (aerial view)

France, Eure, Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, 12th century fortress built by Richard Coeur de Lion, Seine valley (aerial view)

France, Eure, Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, 12th century fortress built by Richard Coeur de Lion, the dungeon

France, Eure, Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, 12th century fortress built by Richard Coeur de Lion, Seine valley, the Seine in flood (aerial view)

France, Seine et Marne, Blandy les Tours, Blandy les Tours Castle A 13th century medieval castle listed as Historic Monument in 1889, aerial view, In the wintertime

France, Cantal, regional natural park of the volcanoes of Auvergne, country of Salers, Tournemire, labelized the Most Beautiful Villages of France, the castle of Anjony of XVe century

France, Cotes d'Armor, Plevenon, Fort la Latte, fortified castle on the Pointe de la Latte (aerial view)

Africa, Ghana, Elmina castle. entrance to the slave dungeon

France, Vendee, Vouvant, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) (aerial view)

France, Eure, Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, 12th century fortress built by Richard Coeur de Lion, Seine valley (aerial view)

France, Ariege, Foix, Gaston Phoebus contal Castle of the Counts of Foix and overlooking the city

France, Aveyron, Najac, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most beautiful Villages of France), the castle (aerial view)

France, Gard, Uzes, view of the city at sunset with the Duchy and tower Fenestrelle

France, Allier, Montlucon, Dukes of the Bourbon castle

France, Puy de Dome, Chateau de Murol, Puy de Sancy in the Massif des Monts Dore in the background (aerial view)

Aerial view of Yedikule Fortress, Istanbul

Spain, Catalonia, Lleida Province, Montsonis, Castle of Montsonis

France, Eure, Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, 12th century fortress built by Richard the Lionheart (aerial view)

Malta, Mdina, gibbet hanging outside the Mdina dungeon museum.

France, Haute Loire, Siauges Sainte Marie, castle of Saint Romain, between Deves and Allier valley (aerial view) (aerial view)

France, Haute Loire, Esplantas Vazeilles, castle and church of Esplantas, between Margeride and Allier valley

France, Drome, Crest, city of Drome Provençale dominated by the Crest Tower, medieval keep and the 16th century Cordeliers chapel

France, Drome, Crest, city of Drome Provençale, Three Crosses of the Calvary and the Crest Tower, medieval keep

France, Drome, Crest, city of Drome Provençale on the banks of the Drome river, dominated by the Crest Tower, medieval keep