CASTLES
CASTLES - SLOVAKIA
The Devín Castle - Devín
The Devín Castle The Devín Castle in one of the most significant archaeological localities in Slovakia. It is a National cultural monument. Because of the advantageous geographical position, the height over the confluence of the Danube and the Morava rivers was settled as far b ... More informations
Bratislava Castle - Bratislava
This majestic castle stands on a rocky outcrop which forms part of the Malé Karpaty mountains above the Danube river and is an outstanding feature of the capital Bratislava. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands in a strategic place which was inhibited during Celtic times ... ... More informations
Nitra Castle - Nitra
The Nitra castle on the rock has always had a strategic importance because it was a natural fort standing above a meander of the river Nitra. It was already well fortified in 13th century which enabled it to withstand a raid by the Tatars. The longest preserved building is the Rom ... More informations
Trencin Castle - Trenčín
The castle was built over a settlement site that had existed from the Bronze Age through times of Celts and Germanic tribes to the Slavic settlement. In the times of the origins of the Ugrian state a royal castle had developed out of the older Great Moravia hill-fort-roost. National cultural monume ... More informations
Manor house at Topolcianky - Abrahámovce
Manor house at Topolcianky- Originally the late-Gothic object (15th-16th centuries), after sever reconstructions it got the today`s shape in Renaissance, Baroque and Classicism. One it served as the summer residence of the Hapsburg family, later it became a summer reside ... More informations
Lednica - Púchov
Lednica- Ruins of a royal 13th century, frontier castle, that time almost invincible. Entrance to it was a narrow tunnel in the rock. Deserted since 1710. Lednica village with a Baroque church, architectural relics, memorial tablet commemorating the visit of J.A Comenius(1650). Lednica ro ... More informations
Bojnice castle - Museum - Bojnice
The Bojnice Museum is housed in neo-Gothic chateau at the foothills of Malá Magura. The chateau, National Cultural Monuments, is one of the finest building monuments in Slovakia. It was set up in 1950. The museum collects, protects, expertly processes and exhibits works of art since the Middle Age ... More informations
Castle Strecno - Strečno
Castle Strecno The romantic ruins of Strecno Castle tower over the channel of the Vah like a symbol of feudal power in the Central Povazie. Even though it has been a ruin for three centuries, the architecture that remains is able to document the development of the medieval fortres ... More informations
Zilina - Budatin Chateau - Žilina
Zilina Budatin Chateau Budatin Castle is part of Zilina's historical and architectural heritage. In the past it was a water castle, protected by rivers and moats. Its oldest section is a massive early Gothic tower with four floors, which was constructed during the re ... More informations
Banska Bystrica Castle - Banská Bystrica
Banska Bystrica Castle The castle was originally situated outside this important medieval mining city, but now lies in the centre and is one of the dominant on the city skyline. Its oldest building is the original Late- Romanesque church from the 13th century. The church i ... More informations
