The Coolest Fortresses You Can Visit With Culture Trip

From Spain to Scotland and Sri Lanka, these are the most incredible works of manmade fortification that are still standing strong today, so you can visit them with Culture Trip on our small-group adventures.

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Eilean Donan Castle, Dornie, United Kingdom

Eilean Donan and Edinburgh Castle – Scotland by Train

Scotland is not short of castles, and on our weeklong Rail Trip to Edinburgh and the Highlands you can choose your favourite fortress. If mystical castles that feel a million miles away from civilisation is what you’re looking for, then you’ll be transfixed by Eilean Donan, a unique tidal island castle set on the confluence of three sea lochs. It was an important stronghold dating back to the 13th century, and remains a fantastically atmospheric vision of ancient Scotland today. You’ll visit the castle on day three, while the trip ends in Edinburgh, where you’ll get a guided tour of the city’s towering castle, which stands tall atop Castle Rock in the centre of town, and remains one of the best-preserved castles you can visit anywhere in the UK.

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT Edinburgh, Scotland

ENDS AT Edinburgh, Scotland

DURATION 7

GROUP SIZE 16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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Gethin Morgan

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Gethin Morgan has developed an exciting portfolio across a series of roles at Culture Trip. With a keen interest in food and drink, Gethin is also particularly interested in niche or alternative travel which, in his case, usually involves following the Wales national soccer team to Europe's most obscure cities.