Above the rooftops and the winding river of Prague, on a long ridge crowned by the soaring spires of a great cathedral, spreads one of the most extraordinary royal complexes

In the very centre of the Welsh capital, ringed by a great park and the bustle of the modern city, stands a castle unlike any other, a place where two

In the heart of Seoul, tucked against the wooded hills at the northern edge of the old city, lies a palace that many consider the most beautiful of all the

Tucked into the green heart of Seoul, next to the grander and more famous Changdeokgung, lies a palace with one of the gentlest and most poignant characters of all the

On a rocky hill rising above the great park at the heart of Mexico City stands a building unlike any other in the Americas. Chapultepec Castle, with its terraces, towers,

Set a little apart from the noise of central Berlin, at the end of a long forecourt guarded by a green equestrian statue, stands the largest and most magnificent palace

Rise early on a misty morning in the Loire Valley, and you may catch the Château de Chambord floating above the mist like a vision from a dream, its forest

A little to the north of Paris, set amid forests and reflected in the still waters that surround it, stands one of the most romantic and treasure-filled palaces in all

Of all the châteaux of the Loire, none is more beloved or more romantic than Chenonceau, the graceful palace that stretches out across the River Cher on a series of

In the great city of Isfahan, once one of the largest and most magnificent cities in the world, stands a pavilion of extraordinary elegance reflected in a long, still pool.