Stay in a castle
Castle hotels Europe
Stay in a castle, a fortress or a manor
For a once in a lifetime experience, stay in one of Europe's historic castles and live the life of the European aristocracy from years gone by.
Enhance your tour of Europe by staying in a medieval castle along the Rhine River valley, a renaissance château in France, a magnificent castle in the Highlands of Scotland, or a marvellous ornate castle on the outskirts of Salzburg in Austria. A stay in a castle hotel in Europe can become part of any of our luxury Europe tours, River Cruises Europe extensions or can be added as a separate excursion.
Stay in a castle in Scotland
Medieval castle near Edinburgh | Cliff-top castle near Glasgow | Highland castle
Feel like the 'Laird' of a Scottish castle complete with dungeon, moats and turrets. Try your hand at fly fishing or clay pigeon shooting. Watch a falconry display or take long walks in the breathtaking Scottish countryside, the Highlands or along the rugged Scottish coastline pitted with rock pools, caves and arches. Add an excursion to Scotland to one of the following luxury tours: United Kingdom tour, Grand European Tour or Romantic Europe Tour. Click here for more castle accommodation in Scotland details.
Stay in a castle in Germany
Rhine River castle and fortress | Black Forest castle | Tudor-style castle Dresden
Cross the Black Forest in a historic train and arrive in your fairy-tale castle. Celebrate a 'Knights Feast' in the domed rock grotto below the castle. Experience what it feels like to be a traveller in the dark ages and stay within the majestic walls of a medieval fortress. Watch the ships on the river Rhine pass below you while living in a castle set high among the vineyards. Or luxuriate in an exquisitely appointed suite amidst valuable antiques in an 1860 Tudor-style castle, on the outskirts of Dresden. Click here for more castle accommodation in Germany details.
Stay in a castle in France
Châteaux near Paris | Château in the Loire Valley | Château near Strasbourg | Château in Burgundy | Château in Saint Emilion
Make one of the spectacular castles of France you base from which to explore the castles of the Loire valley, the medieval fortifications of Saint Emilion, Burgundy with its picturesque vineyards and the Alsace region, dotted with quaint villages and yet more vineyards. Stay on the outskirts of Paris in a magnificent Renaissance castle, close to Versailles Palace and Chartres where you will be treated like royalty. Click here for more castle accommodation in France details.
Stay in a castle in Austria
Danube River castle | Rococo castle Salzburg | Lake front castle Zell am See | Medieval castle Groebming
Explore the Austrian mountains from your base, a 16th Century castle, now a luxury lake front hotel. Marvel at the ornate Marble Hall, ballroom and chapel of the 18th Century rococo-style castle Leopoldskron on the outskirts of Salzburg. Stay in a cosy, timber-clad room in a fairy tale castle, dine in the hotels's 850-year old hall of arms and experience the 2,000 year old history of the majestic Dachstein mountains. Click here for more castle accommodation in Austria details.