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What is the most famous castle in Spain?

Alhambra is the most famous of all the castles in Spain. Alhambra is perhaps the most famous castle in Spain. Located in Granada, this castle is surrounded by thick forest and offers mountain views.



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Burgalimar Castle is located in the sleepy town of Baños de la Encina. I´m beginning with this castle as it is actually the Oldest Castle in Spain. And not only that it´s also one of the oldest Castles in Europe too.

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Fun fact: the province of Jaén has the greatest concentration of fortresses and castles of any region in Europe! Due to its strategic location as the frontier between Christian Castilla and Muslim Granada in the Middle Ages, almost 90 castles in this province alone have survived to the present day.

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Wales. While Germany may have the most amount of castles, Wales is the country with the most castles per square mile. Despite its small size, Wales had over 600 castles. Today over 400 castles still stand and are waiting to be explored by visitors.

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Castle of Zafra, Campillo de Duenas It holds the distinction of never being conquered. It also holds the distinction of appearing in “Game of Thrones” in three episodes.

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Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years. It is an official residence of Her Majesty The Queen and is still very much a working royal palace today, home to around 150 people.

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Bowman's Castle, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, built in 1789, the oldest Gothic Revival castle in the United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Bull Run Castle, Aldie, Virginia, hand-built from 1980 to 1999 by the owner, John Roswell Miller, and his family.

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The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (Polish: Zamek w Malborku; German: Ordensburg Marienburg) is a 13th-century Teutonic castle and fortress located in the town of Malbork, Poland. It is the largest castle in the world measured by land area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years. It is an official residence of Her Majesty The Queen and is still very much a working royal palace today, home to around 150 people.

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Canada is not known to have been home to Royalty. But thanks to Sir Henry Pellatt, Toronto has a castle that is now a tour destination. Tucked on a hillside a few blocks north as you exit Dupont Subway station is Casa Loma,Toronto's only castle.

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