14 amazing aerial castle images taken with drones

It’s safe to say at one point in your life, you probably imagined what it would be like to live in a castle. Be honest. How cool would that be. Cold as hell, perhaps. But cool. Drones have given pilots the ability to get up and over some of the most beautiful castles in the world. No need for helicopters and high costs for fuel. A battery charge and some basic talent is all these pilots needed to capture these 14 amazing aerial castle images taken with drones. They are winners indeed…says the King.

1. Amongst the greenery in Germany

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Instagram / @chrisriccophoto

Great capture of Lichtenstein Castle in Hout Bay, overlooking Hout Bay Harbour.

2. Something out of a fairytale

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Instagram / @sennarelax

But we can assure you, this is very, very real! A beautiful shot of a castel in Schwangau, Germany. Shot with 3D Robotics. 

3. Mystic Meteora

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Instagram / @elialocardi

Imagine trying to build this. There’s no running for a lunch break.

4. A serious hotel in Switzerland

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Instagram / @air_view

Imagine booking a room at this beauty – Château Gütsch in Lucern, Switzerland. What a place!

5. A castle of a fort

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Instagram / @FullDrone

This may not be a castle, but it sure as well could be. The unique design of the Castillo de San Marcos fort in St. Augustine, Florida symbolizes the clash between cultures which ultimately resulted in a uniquely unified nation.

6. A fantasy in the mountains

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Instagram / @slavamylinikov

Believe it or not, this is not an artist-rendering of a magical castle. It’s Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany and it’s very, very real!

7. Green with envy

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Instagram / @kazim_baron

The green is what pops against a beautiful castle known as Castle Wernigerode. Wernigerode Castle is a schloss located in the Harz mountains above the town of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. 

8. A castle-like church (and boy, is it old)

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Instagram / @seeshotsfired

This is a beautiful image of an ancient church near Dooncastle, Ireland.

9. Slovenian surprise

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Instagram / @yszap

Climb the many stairs to this epic castle in the sky in Slovenia. Simply beautiful.

10. Weather takes a break for some great aerial photos

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Instagram / @onthesky.ru

Погода портится и солнце скрылось за тучами, но ничего страшного-самое время снимать архитектуру! Translation: The weather deteriorates and the sun disappeared behind the clouds , but that’s okay , it’s time to shoot the architecture!

11. Great, new heights

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Instagram / @slavamylnikov

Take the long trail to the amazing castle on the hill. Such great heights.

12. A castle with everything

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Instagram / @jacob

A castle with everything essentially exists in the form of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. Water, mountains, clouds, tress, oh a hill stands this beauty.

13. Oh, Blarney!

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Instagram / @aerialphotographyireland

It’s the Blarney Castle in Dublin, Ireland.

14. Italian wonder

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Instagram / @slavamylnikov

“Magic is sunset on the coast in the city of Chinque Terre, Italy, Portovenere. It was a pleasant place to meet friends, writes the pilot. 

Have some great aerial castle images taken with your drone?

We’d love to see them. Send us your best aerial castle images taken with drones and we’ll showcase your work if it’s got serious WOW factor. Hashtag #FullDrone or mention us @FullDrone on your social channels to show off that amazing castle image and we’ll check it out!