The castle of Mont Saint-Michel is located on Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, in the department of Manche. A historical monument, the site appears since 1979 on the World Heritage List of UNESCO and is managed by the Center of National Monuments. It is often compared to the seven wonders of the world.     Unlike other castles in France which started in "career" playing the role of defensive structures or sites dedicated to art, Mont St. Michel was ...

  Matsumoto Castle is one of the historic castles of Japan. Located in the city of Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture, near the city of Tokyo, it is one of the main tourist attractions in Japan. The castle has its origins in the Warring States Period. At that time, the Ogasawara clan had built a fort on the site, whose name was originally Fukashi castle. Later, he was instrumental in Takeda Shingen and Tokugawa Ieyasu.    The main tower of the castle is classified...