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Ljubljana Castle (Slovenia)　　卢布尔雅那城堡(斯洛文尼亚)

Slovenia’s capital is a true box of delights - so small and picturesque that you start to wonder whether the locals have somehow concealed the uglier portions of the city. And it is topped by the medieval masterpiece which shapes its skyline. Initially built in the 11th and 12th centuries, and remodelled in the 15th, it has lost some of its fortress snarl - but it rewards those who make the walk upwards to sip a coffee in one of its pretty courtyards.

斯洛文尼亚的首都是个充满惊喜的城市——这个风景如画的小城让人好奇当地人是不是把城市的丑陋一面给隐藏起来了。其中最赞的就是这座描画出天际线的中世纪杰出建筑。卢布尔雅那城堡最初兴建于11到12世纪，后于15世纪进行改造，改造后的城堡丧失了一些堡垒的威严，但方便人们登上城堡，在美丽的庭院中品味咖啡。

Chateau de Chinon (France)　　希侬城堡(法国)

The Loire Valley is, of course, a glittering cornucopia of fine castles and tall-towered flights of fancy - a legacy of the 15th and 16th centuries, when French royal power was concentrated here, and the Gallic nobility dutifully constructed their mansions close to the throne. Admittedly, Chinon pre-dates this period - there has been a chateau on its crag since the 10th century. And the river it looks down on is the Vienne, a tributary of the Loire, rather than the Loire itself. But it holds a crucial place in French history. It was here in 1429 that Joan Of Arc met Charles VII - an encounter which gave the monarch new impetus in his ultimately successful bid to liberate his kingdom from English rule.

卢瓦尔河谷是闪闪发光的宝藏之地，那里到处是美丽的城堡和高耸入云的塔楼——这些都是15世纪和16世纪聚居在那里的法国王室家族留下来的遗产。当时法国贵族都将自己的府邸建在国王宫殿附近。无可否认，希侬城堡建造的日期更早，早在10世纪就有了这座悬崖上的城堡。城堡俯瞰着维埃纳河，而非卢瓦尔河，维埃纳河是卢瓦尔河的支流。不过，希侬城堡在法国历史上占据着举足轻重的地位。这座城堡见证了1429年圣女贞德和查理七世的会面，这次会面让查理七世萌发了新动力，让他最终得以成功让法国脱离英国的统治。