At the mouth of the Potengi River, where the waters meet the Atlantic on the northeastern shoulder of Brazil, stands a five-pointed star of ancient stone rising almost from the

If Kronborg is the fortress of the Danish golden age, Frederiksborg is its dream palace. Rising on three small islands in the middle of a lake at Hillerød, north of

Some forts are monuments to war, but Galle Fort is a monument to life. On a rocky peninsula at the southern tip of Sri Lanka stands a whole walled town,

Rising from a great granite hill on the outskirts of the city of Hyderabad, in the Deccan plateau of southern India, the mighty ruined fortress of Golconda is one of

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

Deep in the interior of southern Africa rise the magnificent stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe, the remains of one of the greatest cities of medieval Africa. Its massive walls, built

On a small island in Lake Mälaren, west of Stockholm, stands one of the most romantic and historically rich castles in Sweden. Gripsholm, with its round red-brick towers reflected in

Rising from an isolated hill of sandstone that towers above the city that shares its name, in the heart of central India, Gwalior Fort is one of the most magnificent

In a country where almost everything is built from grey granite or dark timber, there stands a castle the colour of warm terracotta. Häme Castle rises in glowing red brick

There is a famous Welsh song, fierce and stirring, called Men of Harlech, sung by choirs and soldiers for generations and known to millions who have never set foot in