Bojnice castle – one of the most visited castles

We’ll visit one of the nicest castles in Slovakia, castle in Bojnice.

National Geographic Travel included this castle into TOP 10 European castles.

We’ll visit one of the most beautiful Slovak and European castles – Bojnice Castle with its look like from a fairytale.
This castle belongs to the most visited and the most beautiful castles not only in Slovakia.

Bojnice Castle was first mentioned in written records in 1113, in a document held at the Zobor Abbey. Originally built as a wooden fort, it was gradually replaced by stone, with the outer walls being shaped according to the uneven rocky terrain.

The most famous noble families owned the castle and the last of them was the family of Pálfi. The part of the tour is a visit of stalactite cave under the castle, reconnected with 26 m deep castle well. More than 700 years old tree, so-called King´s Matej linden of Bojnice, grows in front of the castle gates. The perimeter of this tree is 12 m. Under this tree, King Matej Corvinus organized big feasts and meetings.

International Festival of Ghosts and Spooks in held here regularly by the end of April and beginning of May.

After lunch, on the way back to Bratislava, we’ll visit small village Čičmany well know for painted houses.

Of particular interest are the very specific white patterns which are painted on the exterior walls of the houses to decorate them.

Highlights:

• visit one of the nicest castle in Bojnice
• castle ranked to TOP 10 castles in Europe
• visit traditional village Cicmany with famous painted houses