Towers Ch 3: Heidelberg Castle

A medieval and renaissance castle in one, this is the third in my series on medieval towers. This fairy tale fortress gets a chapter all of its own.

In search of the quality of “being there”, I went to Europe and Ireland to find out more. Authenticity. Its hard to define, but you know when its not there. That “uncanny valley” feeling that all is not what it ought to be.

I studied Medieval and Renaissance history in University, I spent months researching online. I painted pictures, did drawings and wr…