Wednesday, September 09, 2026

History Highlights

Palanok Castle

Palanok Castle: Ukraine’s Fortress on the Volcanic Hill

In the far west of Ukraine, in the beautiful region of Transcarpathia beyond the great arc of the Carpathian mountains, a mighty medieval castle crowns a lone hill rising abruptly

Belgrade Fortress Kalemegdan

Belgrade Fortress: The Kalemegdan Stronghold at the Confluence

At the very point where the River Sava flows into the mighty Danube, on a great ridge above the meeting of the waters, stands one of the most fought-over fortresses

Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin

The Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin: The Red Fortress Above the Volga

High on a hill above the meeting of two of Russia’s greatest rivers, the mighty Volga and the Oka, stands one of the most impressive fortresses in all of the

Tsarevets Fortress

Tsarevets Fortress: The Royal Stronghold of the Bulgarian Tsars

On a great hill wrapped almost entirely by a loop of the Yantra River, in the beautiful town of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria, stands one of the most important

Golubac Fortress

Golubac Fortress: The Guardian of the Danube at the Iron Gates

Where the mighty Danube, the great river of central Europe, narrows dramatically to force its way through the mountains, there stands one of the most magnificent fortresses in all of