Photo by Jiang Zheng at Edinburgh Castle
Courtesy of Castle Howard, British Tourist Office
Neuschwanstein Castle Photo by Chen Weichun
Street performance in Edinburgh photo by Jiang Zheng
Edinburgh is perched on top of a volcanic rock mountain photo by Jiang Zheng
Birds stand indifferently above the sculpture (Edinburgh) photographed by Jiang Zheng
Courtesy of Alnwick Castle Tourist Ukele
Prague Old Town Square Eastfield Photo
Text/Yangcheng Evening News reporter Jiang Zheng correspondent Huang Jingru
Jay said he was going to get married at the age of 35, so he got married on the last day of his 35 years old; he also said that he wanted to have a dream wedding in the European castle, so he chartered Castle Howard in The United Kingdom. Zhou Dong and Kunling have won countless blessings, and Howard Castle, where the wedding party was held, won the attention of "burst lights" throughout Asia.
[Note: The castles in this article are all castles that are at least hundreds of years old, and are only called "castles" according to the original text in foreign languages. Holding a wedding has become the most "trendy" dream of Chinese couples after the Maldives, Las Vegas in the United States, and Santorini in Greece. A long history, marble churches, beautiful celluloid glass window flowers, white wedding dresses, domes that reveal the blue sky... Everything makes people feel like walking into a fairy tale, making people both trance and fascination!
"Trenches", of course, can be like Zhou Dong, throwing out 1.6 million yuan, ordering a full set of original exotic "church + castle" wedding packages, but ordinary tourists (of course, including those who have been married, dare not or do not want to marry a second time of "trench"), can also experience a castle in Europe, watch beautiful architecture and gardens, collections, or enjoy an elegant afternoon tea, or settle down for a day, have a sweet "Renaissance" dream.
Coordinates: United Kingdom
Castle Howard: A Fairy Tale of Beauty
At 9:30 p.m. Beijing time on January 17, Jay Chou and Kunling officially became husband and wife in Yorkshire, England. Afterwards, the crowd went to the 300-year-old Howard Castle for a wedding party. The entire castle is surrounded by beautiful gardens, carefully manicured trees, elegant Atlans fountains, and romantic rose gardens that make you mistakenly think you have broken into a fairytale world.
I believe that fans can also appreciate his castle complex from Zhou Dong's many songs and MVs, and Howard Castle has become the realization of his dream. It is a prestigious British private estate where the Howard family has lived for generations and has been built for more than 300 years since its construction in 1699.
The castle was first designed by Sir John Vanbrugh in the popular Baroque style of the time, and later the fourth Earl Henry Howard built the west wing of the castle in the Palladian style, so the whole castle looks a little less symmetrical.
Howard Manor is also the filming location for many films. In the film version (2008) and the legendary TV version (1981) of After the Storm in the Old Garden, this gorgeous 18th-century mansion is known as "Blaisehead Manor".
It is worth noting that the Baroque dome of the castle seems to have a bit of a kick (feeling) of St. Paul's Cathedral, yes! "Sir Fan" is the high disciple of St. Paul's Cathedral designer Lynn. The intricate Greek carvings and elegant windows are reminiscent of Jane Austen's aristocratic life in England.
The interior of the castle is even more magnificent, the west wing of the castle is open to the public, while the east wing is the current Howard family residence and is not open to the public. The accumulation of centuries of nobility has made the castle treasure many precious sculptures, porcelain, oil paintings and other antiques.
【Tips】
Opening hours: Open all year round except Christmas
Ticket price: £15 for adults during high season (21 March to 1 September 2015, 21 November - 20 December) adults (with access to the indoor and garden)
£6 for adults in low season (garden access only)
Permitted items: general visits, catering, and private venues for personal celebrations.
【Nearby Tour】
The castle is located in Yorkshire, England, which is also a tourist attraction, with the famous historical York Minster, Viking heritage, medieval streets full of tea rooms, and of course, many interesting antique shops. There's even a bridal shop, Glory Days, which sells vintage bridal wedding dresses.
Visitors who love the outdoors can head to Yorkshire Dales National Park and be a cycling enthusiast. This is the grand starting point for the 2013 Tour de France, with excellent facilities for beginners and experienced cyclists alike. The valley is picturesque and has a variety of road and mountain biking options.
The Yorkshire Dales and Peaks are well-known national parks and have been the setting for a variety of blockbuster films. For example, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Saints Part 1, Harry and Hermione camp here.
In addition, the Brontë sisters who wrote masterpieces such as Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre are also Yorkshire residents, and the Brontë Reverend Museum is where the three talented sisters completed their work.
Alnwick Castle: The Big Miss's Hunting Banquet
Alnwick Castle, one of the largest tourist attractions in the north-east of England, was transformed into the imposing Brancaster Castle in Downton Abbey's 2014 Christmas special. Between July and August 2014, the crew spent two weeks filming extensively in the castle's grand ballroom and grand courtyard.
In the Christmas special, the Crowley family and the Sinderbys host a lavish Northumberland hunting party at Alnwick Castle. In addition, the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series of movies was also filmed here, so it is a global "Ha fan" pilgrimage site.
In reality, Alnwick Castle is currently the second largest inhabited castle in the UK, second only to Windsor Castle! It has been the residence of the Dukes of Northumberland for 700 years.
The castle blends luxurious Italian interiors in a magnificent medieval building, making it the perfect choice for the Crowley family's stay in Northumberland.
The ballroom of Alnwick Castle has one of the nation's top private art collections, including 8 paintings by Canaletto and a large number of artworks by Titian, Van Dyck, Turner, Dobson and others. The porcelain gallery houses fine porcelain from Meissen, Chelsea and Paris, while the salon houses valuable gucci cabinets, which were custom-made for King Louis XIV of France.
Visitors to the castle in 2015 will be able to visit the new Downton Abbey Show, which will feature photographs, costumes and props from the shooting. Group visitors can also enjoy an exclusive group-only "Downton Abbey Ballroom Tour" and admire the castle's art and furniture collection.
Ticket price: Adults £14.50, 95% off online tickets.
Alnwick Castle is located in Northumberland, the northernmost national park in England, covering an area of over 1,030 square kilometres, or about a quarter of the county, bordering Scotland to the northwest and Hadrian's Wall to the south. Northumberland National Park is one of the least populous and visitor-only national parks. Monuments in the park date back 10,000 years and include prehistoric ruins, Roman remains, and Perta (a defensive building against border thieves).
Castle visit etiquette
1. Talk quietly during the visit, do not make loud noises, because other events such as concerts, wine tastings, etc. may be held in the castle at the same time.
2, the castle contains the treasures passed down from generation to generation by the owner, when visiting and holding activities in the castle, we must pay great attention to the protection of cultural relics, and at the same time pay attention to not taking pictures in places that cannot be taken.
Edinburgh Castle: Scotland's Proud Blood
In 1996, "Braveheart" won five awards at the 68th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Set against the backdrop of court politics in England in the 13th and 14th centuries, the film centers on war and tells the story of William Wallace, the leader of the Scottish Uprising, indomitable struggle with the rulers of England.
Edinburgh Castle ( Edinburgh Castle ) is the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh and even a symbol of the Scottish spirit, seeing its majestic posture, immediately associated with the Scottish people's arrogant, dry, rugged and unrestrained quality.
Towering over the extinct volcanic rock and overlooking the entire city, Edinburgh became a fortress of Scottish royalty in the 6th century, more than 200 years before Leeds Castle in England, more than 400 years before Windsor Castle, and more than 600 years before Heidelberg Castle in Germany.
In the sense of ancient warfare, Edinburgh is undoubtedly the strongest, most dangerous and most difficult fortress to conquer. It is built on the top of an extinct volcanic rock at an altitude of 135 meters, with a slope on one side and a cliff on three sides, as long as the castle gate located on the slope is guarded, it is impregnable, and the enemy army has thousands of troops and horses, and there is nothing to do about it.
Scotland's famous ancient treasures, the Scottish Crown Jewels, and the Stone of Destiny, the coronation site of ancient Scottish kings, are housed here.
Opening hours: All year round
Tickets: £16 for adults until March 2015 and £16.50 for April 2015 to March 2016
Permitted items: General visits, catering, and private celebrations (including wedding ceremonies at St. Margaret's Church!). ）
【Joint Tour】
Known as the "Athens of the North", Edinburgh is a historical and cultural city no less than London.
Places of interest such as Holyrood House and St Giles' Cathedral are worth a visit, and the Scottish National Gallery is a paradise for art lovers. Education in Edinburgh is also very developed, one of the oldest universities in the United Kingdom is located here, and it is still the world's top school and the alma mater of world table tennis champion Deng Yaping.
Every August, the Edinburgh International Festival attracts visitors from all over the world, and it was founded in 1947 as one of the oldest and largest international festivals in the world.
Coordinates: Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle: Snow White's home
No other country in the world has as many castles as Germany, and it is said that there are still 14,000 today. But among the many castles, the most famous is an unfinished castle, Schloss Neuschwanstein in the foothills of the Alps. It is not only ranked first in the selection of Germany's TOP100 attractions, but even Disneyland Castle is also based on this prototype, so some people call it "Snow White Castle".
Neuschwanstein Castle, full name Neuschwanstein Castle, is a late 19th-century building located in southwestern Bavaria, Germany, adjacent to the older Schloss Hohenschwangau, also known as The Old Swan Castle.
The castle is one of the residences of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Of the 360 rooms, only 14 were designed, while the other 346 were unfinished due to the king's death in 1886.
From Augsburg to Füssen, where the castle is located, the scenery just by train will make people feel reverie. This is like a fairyland on earth, hiding ancient folklore about magic, kings, knights, and endless primeval forests, tender hillsides, endless green fields with herds of cattle and sheep, snow-covered Alps and endless wide lakes.
Opening hours: Open all year round, but not on January 1, December 24-25, and December 31.
Ticket price: 12 euros for adults; there is an entry time on the ticket, queue up to enter on time, explain the audio guide language when purchasing tickets, and have Chinese.
Permitted items: general visits, catering.
Choose from nearby large cities such as Innsbruck in Austria, Munich in Germany, and Zurich in Switzerland.
Coordinates: France
Chantilly Royal Castle: The filming location of "Zodiac"
The Château de Chantilly was built in 1358 and consists of two annexes: the Grand Chateau, destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s; the Small Castle, built around 1560 for the Duke of Montmorency. The castle is now owned by the École de France, which opens the Condé Museum, as the Prince of Condé lived in this place. It is also one of the finest art galleries in France and is open to the public.
In 2011, Jackie Chan's film "Zodiac" was filmed in the castle, so the Chantilly Royal Castle is highly known among Chinese tourists.
The castle is surrounded by forests, through which the road runs and shaded by greenery. It's so close to Paris, but there are so many dense forests, you can't help but sigh. Through the forest, suddenly there is an open space in front of you, and in the distance you can see that on the empty field, a beautiful ancient castle is surrounded by lakes and lawns, lonely and independent in the center of the field of vision, as if it is built on the water, so some people call it "the fairy tale kingdom that rises on the sea".
In addition to hosting a number of exhibitions and programs on a regular basis, chantilly castles have held "international fireworks competitions" every other year since 1987 on the garden lawn in front of the castle. Organizers say the tournament has more than 60,000 spectators every day. As night falls, in the background of the castle, or in the elegant and gentle, or the sound of exciting music, colorful fireworks soar into the sky and change patterns.
The team will have a professional Chinese guide to explain
Ticket price: 14 euros for adults
Permitted items: General visits, catering (Western food can be enjoyed in the castle restaurant, the most unmissable meal is chantilly cream dessert), and private celebrations are accepted.
The castle is on the outskirts of Paris, so of course, the joint tour is the paris city, the Louvre, the Champs Elysées, the Eiffel Tower... I believe that everyone is already familiar with it. If you're traveling to Paris on your own, it would be perfect to arrange one of the days to get to Chantilly.
Coordinates: Czech Republic
Prague Castle: the center of power for a thousand years
"I was standing in the square at dusk in Prague
In the Trevi Fountain cast hope...
Prague's squares are deserted corridors
I was dancing and spinning alone
Not far away you chant far away
You really don't get used to it without me."
Jolin Tsai did not become Zhou Dong's bride after all, but the song "Prague Square" is still a classic. In the wedding photos of Zhou Dong and Kunling, Prague is not forgotten, with the Charles Bridge as the background, and the sweetness of the lovers sets off the leisurely literary temperament of Prague.
In fact, Prague does not only have the Charles Bridge. Prague Castle (Czech: Prask hrad) is a castle in Prague, Czech Republic, where the King of Bohemia, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic are also located, as well as the Czech President's welcome ceremony for foreign heads of state and the acceptance of the credentials of ambassadors.
Built in the 9th century, the castle has been remodeled, decorated and perfected by architects and artists at home and abroad, and the castle concentrates the artistic essence of various historical periods, preserving the crown of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Prague Castle is also the largest ancient castle in the world, with a length of 570 meters and an average width of about 130 meters.
Opening hours: Open all year round.
Ticket price: 350 CZK for adults.
Permitted items: General visits, some areas accept private venues for personal celebrations.
Visit karlovy Vary, a spa town 130 km from Prague, for a day trip, or stay one night in Karlovy Vary. Consider heading south to the medieval city of Gumlov, 180 km away, with the option of staying overnight in Gumlov or continuing on to Vienna (200 km from Gumlov).
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