Even more castles for you! Sure, most are from Germany - go figure, I live here - but we have a couple of Luxembourgish castles for you this time as well..

Rhein River Castles, Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

The Rhein River is one of the major navigable rivers in Germany, flowing from Lake Constance to the North Sea.  As such, it had a great strategic and financial importance to the nobles who held pieces of land along its route.  What better way to make money than to place giant chains across the river and demand tolls for safe passage?
 
 

Burgruine Ehrenfels Rüdesheim am Rhein, Hessen
	Marksburg Braubach, Rheinland-Pfalz
Mäuseturm (Mouse Tower) Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz
High-water marks, Mäuseturm	Burg Rheinstein Trechtingshausen, Rheinland-Pfalz
Pfalzgrafstein St. Goar, Rheinland-Pfalz		Burg Gutenfels St. Goar, Rheinland-Pfalz
		Schloss Vollrads  Oestrich-Winkel, Hessen
Burg Katz Bacharach, Rheinland-Pfalz

Chateau Larochette, Luxembourg

This beautiful castle, located in the "Little Switzerland" area of eastern Luxembourg, dates back to the 11th Century.  The ruins were very impressive and definitely worth the admission fee! Visited May 2007.
 
 

Chateau Beaufort, Luxembourg

Also located in the Little Switzerland region of Luxembourg, Chateau Beaufort was built in the late 12th century.  The original construction was in the Romanesque style, though later Gothic additions were made to expand the castle.  There is also a more modern chateau located on the property, which unfortunately is closed to the public.  Visited May 2007.