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Fortresses

Münster, Germany

Zwinger

A 16th-century fortress that was a Nazi-era prison and execution site, now a silent memorial.

Rocca Paolina

Medieval streets buried beneath a papal fortress now form an underground city you can walk through.

Alcazaba

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

Bender, Moldova

The White Lady’s Bullet-Scarred Wall

A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.

Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

Umm Al Quwain Wall

A 19th-century defensive wall that once protected the settlement from invaders.

Seyitgazi, Turkey

Seyigazi Türbesi

A hilltop fortress full of tombs, including one for legendary hero Seyyid Battal Gazi.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Castellum Hoge Woerd

This recreated Roman outpost stands above its buried predecessor.

Zaragoza, Spain

Aljaferia Palace

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.

Il-Gardjola Guard Tower

The eyes and ears of this tower keep watch over Malta’s Grand Harbor.

Savonlinna, Finland

Olavinlinna

This island castle now hosts a world-famous opera festival.

Bomarsund, Åland Islands

Bomarsund Fortress

This impressive coastal fortress was destroyed before it was finished.

Altit, Pakistan

Altit Fort

The history of the oldest fort in Baltistan is steeped in familial rivalry and gruesome deaths.

Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

Afyonkarahisar Castle

This 3,000-year-old “opium black fortress” towers over the ancient town named after it.

Karbabad, Bahrain

‘Madbasa’

This underground art installation recreates an ancient date honey storeroom.

Kladovo, Serbia

Fetislam Fortress

One of the most important fortresses along the Danube now lies in ruins.

Tarout, Saudi Arabia

Tarout Castle

This former Portuguese defensive fort atop a hill was occupied for thousands of years.

Krusevac Fortress

Kruševac, Serbia

Krusevac Fortress

The medieval fortress of Prince Lazar of Serbia is now an archaeological park.

Hisardžik, Serbia

Mileševac Fortress

This medieval fortress guards a monastery near the border of Serbia and Montenegro.