4. Burg Eltz, Germany
The earliest record of Burg (Castle) Eltz is from 1157; Frederick I commissioned Count Rudolf von Eltz to protect the trade route connecting Maifeld plateau and the Moselle river. Amazingly, the Eltz family are still the owners of the castle.
A few of the rooms in the castle are opened to tourists. One of these bedrooms used to belong to a Countess by the name of Agnes. Her bed, breastplate and battle axe are still in her room. Legend says she died defending the castle from an undesirable suitor and still haunts the castle today.
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