Feb20
Published by misha in Cultural, Eating, Europe, France, History, Hotels, Parks, Restaurants, Romantic, Sightseeings, Swimming, Travel Stories, Walking
Domaine de Rochebois is located between Bordeaux and Toulouse in the center of the Perigord Noir which is also famous with its humanity, gastronomic heartland. The castle overlooking into the splendid green valley of the Dordogne.
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Jun10
Published by Asya in Arts, Cultural, Czech Republic, Europe, History, Monuments, Travel Stories, Walking
Hluboka Chateau is regarded as one of the most beautiful stately homes in Bohemia is situated 15 km from Ceske Budejovice.
This royal castle was founded in the mid-13th century in a sensitive place on the border of the interest on power of the Premyslid rules and the South Bohemina Vitkovicz magnates. During the 15th and 16th centuries direct royal administration made way for the pledge possession of the castle by Czech lords, whose number included the pernstejns among the most important of them. Vilem of Perstejn laid the foundations of fishing enterprise in Sough Bohemia. Among others, he also founded nearby Bezdrev Pond.
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Apr29
Published by Asya in Asia, Cultural, History, Japan, Monuments, Parks, Walking
Nijo-jo is located in the central of Kyoto, Japan and is the castle of the Edo Period.
Nijo castle was completed in the 17th century by Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868) as a temporary residence for his visits to Kyoto. In 1601 Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of Tokugawa Shogunate ordered all the feudal lords in Western Japan to contribute to the construction of the Nijo Castle. The construction was completed during the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1626. It was built as the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa Shoguns.
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