Castelo de Sao Jorge
Situated on a hill that dominates the ocean, Castelo de Sao Jorge (last known as the Lisbon Castle) played a major role in the history of the country. First, the castle was ready for battle by King Joao I, which gave its name or fortress, in the XIV century, but until the Spanish occupation had time glory, and the old castle was ruined. It sheltered in the past a prison, a barracks and even a fort which was almost completely destroyed in 1755, after an earthquake.
In early twentieth century the castle came to the attention of new Portuguese government, has been reconsidered as an objective history and have started ambitious works of restoration and renovation, to finally turn in the museum. Today, Castelo de Sao Jorge is one of the most important tourist attractions and historic sites in Portugal, and towers, gates and archways bring to life the charm of a tumultuous history, the castle was constantly assaulted by tourists and locals, especially as entry is free.
The castle from Praga
Along the history, this castle was a political and spiritual important centre especially for a country which tried to become an important state unit and especially independent. Built in the IX siecle the castle was renovated from it foundation in the XVIII siecle becoming from a simple fortress of the époque the place where had been place the most important historical negotiations which marked the museum history of Czech.
Even in the present in this museum-castle was kept the tradition of changing the guards at each hour as well and the ceremonial of raising the flag in each day how is doing in the military units. More, for someone to be glad of the historical charm of the place, the guilds offer presentations in 6 languages: Czech, Russian, English, German, Italian and Spanish and the ticket has an accessible price.
Bran Castle
Bran Castle, situated near Bran and in the Braşov district, is a national monument and a great value of Romania. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and the south part of Carpathians. Frequently known as "Dracula's Castle", it is known as the home of the titular character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. The first documented mentioning of Bran Castle is the act issued by Louis I of Hungary on November 19, 1377, giving the Saxons of Kronstadt (Braşov) the privilege to build the stone citadel; the settlement of Bran began to develop nearby. At Bran Castle you are able to see imposing towers and turrets; collections of furniture, weapons and armor dating from the 14th to the 19th; narrow winding stairways that lead through some 60 timbered rooms. It is possible to explore the castle or individually or to join a guided tour from which you may get more out of your trip to Bran Castle.
Peles Castle
Situated in Sinaia at 44 km from Brasov and at 122 km from Bucharest ,
is one of the most important museum from Romania, also being the place where had spent the last moments some Romanian monarchs ,one of this was king Carol I who died there in 1914.
The construction of the castle began in 1873 and was inaugurated on 7 October 1883.The location of the castle has been chosen by the German King carol I the Hohenzollern and the name was set as the name of the river which passes through it court. The castle was built from wood, stone, marble and brick and it has more than 160 rooms. The prevail style is that of German renaissance but it can be identified others elements of Italian renaissance, gothic, German baroc, and French rococo style.