Image one: The Swallow's Nest (Lastivchyne hnizd) on the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine
Fancy a trip? Backpacking in the Crimea

Image two: Windsor castle, Berkshire, England
Fancy a trip? Try this three-hour walk around Windsor

Image three: Miramare Castle, Trieste, Italy
Fancy a trip? Where to eat, sleep and have fun in Trieste

Image four: Edinburgh castle, Scotland
Fancy a trip? 10 cheap places to eat in Edinburgh

Image five: Neuschwanstein castle, Bavaria, Germany
Fancy a trip? Skiing in Bavaria

Image six: Prague castle, Czech Republic
Fancy a trip? Take a detour into the Moravia wine region

Image seven: Bran castle, between Transylvania and Wallachia, Romania
Fancy a trip? Horseriding through Transylvania

Image eight: Arg-e Bam (Bam citadel), Iran
Fancy a trip? Iran is on our 2014 travel hotlist

Image nine: Hearst Castle, California, US
Fancy a trip? Not really a castle? Perhaps. But it certainly has an interesting history

Image 10: Sleeping Beauty's castle, Disneyland Paris, France
Fancy a trip? Eva Wiseman on the park's 20th anniversary