This Castle May Look Fit For A Disney Princess, But Its Eerie Interior Tells A Different Story

Snow crunches underfoot as the building’s gothic facade rises up ahead. From a distance, especially in the frosty grip of winter, the Belgian castle looks like a Disney-esque creation – the sort of place you could imagine running around in a big billowy dress. Unfortunately, though, Château Miranda would be quite out of place in a romantic fairytale. If the mysterious-looking castle featured in a ghost story, on the other hand – well, let’s just say a chill might be felt running up and down a few spines.

Castles aren’t that unusual in Belgium, of course. The country is home to plenty of old, beautiful structures dating back centuries. But it costs a lot of money to keep an entire castle in working condition, and that’s cash few people have to hand. So you’ll see a lot of ruins if you ever travel to that part of the world.

It’s unlikely an explorer would have ever stumbled upon Château Miranda by accident. To get to it, you’d have to climb up a dangerous rocky hill and then navigate a dense black forest. You’d be forgiven for thinking something terrible might have lurked there once, cut off from all human contact.

Or worse… maybe the terrible thing is still there? As you approach the castle it’d be almost impossible not to feel a little dread. The grounds might have been beautiful once, but now they’re overgrown and out-of-control. Everything you lay your eyes on is a mere shadow of the place’s former glory.

The exterior of the castle has been cruelly mistreated as well. But not just by time – by other people, too. There’s graffiti all over the place, and it gives the castle a creepy, post-apocalyptic feel. As if that wasn’t bad enough, you’d have to contend with dangerous crumbling stairs if you wanted to actually go inside the Château Miranda.