Discover Ksiaz Castle in Lower Silesia, one of Poland’s largest castles, perched above a gorge, home of the glamorous Princess Daisy and famed for its mysterious wartime tunnels.

High in the pine-clad foothills of the Guadarrama mountains, above the city of Segovia and far from the dust of Madrid, an aging king built himself a mountain paradise meant

Lalgarh Palace in Bikaner is a masterpiece of carved red sandstone built by the great Maharaja Ganga Singh. Explore its lattice screens, courtyards, library and the legacy of a desert statesman.

Explore Lancut Castle in southeastern Poland, a lavish palace-fortress of the great noble families, famed for its sumptuous interiors, historic theatre, and one of Europe’s finest carriage collections.

In Vadodara stands Laxmi Vilas, an Indo-Saracenic palace several times the size of Buckingham Palace, built by a reforming maharaja and still home to the Gaekwad dynasty.

Explore Lednice Chateau in southern Moravia, a fairy-tale neo-Gothic palace of the House of Liechtenstein, set within one of Europe’s largest designed landscapes with a minaret, a palm house, and romantic follies.

Explore Ludwigsburg Palace near Stuttgart, one of Germany’s largest baroque palaces, known as the Swabian Versailles for its vast halls, historic theatre, and blooming gardens.

Once a Renaissance city hall, Luxembourg’s Grand Ducal Palace is the ornate old-town seat of the world’s only grand duchy.

In Kumasi stands Manhyia Palace, seat of the Asantehene, where the Golden Stool embodies the soul of a West African kingdom that survived war, conquest, and exile to reign still.

Explore Mannheim Palace, one of the largest baroque residences in Europe, with its colossal facade, splendid palace church, and remarkable second life as a university.