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Oberwesel

Oberwesel

Germany

Exceptionally well-preserved medieval Rhine town with 16 intact towers, a circuit of ancient town walls, and Schönburg Castle rising dramatically above the UNESCO-listed gorge.

Appiano sulla Strada del Vino

Appiano sulla Strada del Vino

Italy

South Tyrol's largest wine municipality on the Wine Road, dotted with over 25 castles and lakeside swimming.

Münster

Münster

Germany

Major Westphalian city with one of Germany's finest medieval old towns, a celebrated cycling culture and a moated baroque castle hotel at its edge.

Weeze

Weeze

Germany

Quiet Lower Rhine village best known for Schloss Wissen, a baroque castle estate with a neo-Gothic chapel, charming guesthouses and cultural events in a lush riverside setting.

Scheßlitz

Scheßlitz

Germany

Small Upper Franconian town beneath the Giechburg castle ruins, surrounded by the rolling hills of Franconian Switzerland and remarkably home to five working breweries.

Radda in Chianti

Radda in Chianti

Italy

Medieval Chianti hilltop village surrounded by Classico vineyards, olive groves, and ancient walls.

Oban

Oban

United Kingdom

Gateway to the Scottish Hebrides with boat rentals for island hopping and coastal exploration.

Cruseilles

Cruseilles

France

Small Haute-Savoie market town between Annecy and Geneva with castle ruins and a striking 19th-century viaduct.

Kilchoan

Kilchoan

United Kingdom

Remote peninsula village on Scotland's Atlantic coast, home to the restored 13th-century Mingary Castle.

Nassereith

Nassereith

Austria

Quiet Tyrolean village at the foot of Fernpass with a romantic castle hotel on an emerald lake, once favoured by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

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