Lisboa by Stefano Caraccio on Flickr



Lisboa by Stefano Caraccio on Flickr..

Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with a population of 552,700 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km². Its urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union. About 2.8 million people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (which represents approximately 27% of the country's population). It is continental Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus. The westernmost areas of its metro area is the westernmost point of Continental Europe..
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St James's Park, London, UK



St James's Park, London, UK..
St. James's Park is a 23 hectares (57 acres) park in the City of Westminster, central London. The park lies at the southernmost tip of the St James's area, which was named after a leper hospital dedicated to St. James the Less. The park is the most easterly of a near-continuous chain of parks that also comprises (moving westward) Green Park, Hyde Park, and Kensington Gardens.

Melisani Lake, Kefallonia, Greece



Melisani Lake, Kefallonia, Greece..

Melissani Cave or Melissani Lake, also Melisani is a cave located on the island of Kefalonia, northwest of Sami, about 5 km SE of Agia Efthymia, NE of Argostoli and NW of Poros. The Ionian Sea lies to the east with the Strait of Ithaca. Forests surrounds the cave and the mountain slope is to the west. Near the cave is the entry to the cave with parking lots and is passed almost in the middle of the main road linking Sami and Agia Efimia especially to the northern part of the island..

Squires Castle,North Chagrin Reservation, Ohio



Squires Castle,North Chagrin Reservation, Ohio..

Squire's Castle is a shell of a building located in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks in Willoughby Hills, Ohio (visible from River Road). It was built in the 1890s by Feargus B. Squire for use as the gatekeeper's house for his future country estate, which was never built. Squire, an executive with the Standard Oil Company, bought the surrounding 525 acres (212 ha) of land but never completed the project. Squire sold the property in 1922 and the Cleveland Metroparks acquired it in 1925.

Castle Leod, home of the MacKenzie Chieftain.


Castle Leod, home of the MacKenzie Chieftain.. Castle Leod is the seat of the Clan Mackenzie. It is a category A listed building, and the grounds are listed in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes of Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens. It is located near Strathpeffer in the east of Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands..
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Schwerin Castle, Germany


Schwerin Palace, or Schwerin Castle is a palatial schloss located in the city of Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, Germany. It is situated on an island in the city's main lake, the Schweriner See.

Drummond Castle, Scotland


Drummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is known for its gardens, described by Historic Scotland as "the best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland." It is situated in Muthill parish, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Crieff. The castle comprises a tower house built in the late 15th century, and a 17th-century mansion, both of which were rebuilt in Victorian times. The gardens date to the 1630s, although they too were restructured in the 19th century. The formal gardens are protected as a category A listed building, and are including on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. The tower house and mansion are both category B listed.

Craigievar Castle



Gravensteen, Gent by twiga_swala on Flickr



Edinburgh by stephanrudolph on Flickr



Ardrossan Castle Scotland



The 'cloudy island,' aka Isle of Skye-Scotland. Where part of my husband's family originated from. One of the most beautiful places on earth!



Bannerman's Castle in New York on the abandoned Pollepel Island on the Hudson River.



Greenock Cemetery by Strength on Flickr (cc)



Connemara National Park, Ireland



Purple Forest, Scotland (by Jordan Moffat Photography on Flickr)



The Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.



Stairway to Heaven, Ireland.



Light at the end of the tunnel... County Antrim, Ireland



Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland



Skye sunset by Y. Ballester on Flickr



Kercock Bothy - Runner up Classic View Category - Take a view Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011 by angus clyne on Flickr



Abandoned In time - Abandoned... Village in Scotland!



Glamis Castle, Scotland



Cairn, a Celtic Word For Rock Piles/Walls



Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland