Edward the First’s Conwy Castle – Since many castles were built more for military prowess than for residential comforts, the foundation of the stronghold was the most important piece of construction. In the case of Conwy Castle, its foundation did not need to be built – it was crafted onto the massive rock on which …
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St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
St. Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea that, with two others, forms the U.S. Virgin Islands, and it is the midsized one of its sister islands. It is just over 31 square miles, and it is home to the territorial capital, Charlotte Amalie. Blackbeard’s Castle is in the port city, Charlotte Amalie. It …
Ireland, Connecting the Present to the Past with Castle Tours
Ireland is an island located in the North Atlantic Ocean, and it is composed of two political regions: the Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom. Ireland possesses a mild climate with high rainfall, and frequent cloud cover. Thanks to all this rain, Ireland is a vision of rolling …
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