Cerveny Kamen Castle, Častá, Slovakia

Červený Kameň Castle was built in the 13th century as part of the chain of the Kingdom of Hungary’s frontier defense castles ranging from Pressburg to Žilina. Although the Fugger family built the massive fortress in the first half of the 16th century on the site of an original royal castle, its history is connected with the Pálffy noble family. This important Hungarian aristocratic family gradually altered it into a stately residence with rich stucco ornamentation and frescos in the interior.

The Pálfis inhabited the castle until 1945. The visitors can admire the famous times of the Castle and scenes from its rich history primarily during fencing festivals and falconers shows. Summer night tours of the Castle also have their special atmosphere.

Nowadays the Castle houses a museum presenting historic housing of the nobility.

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Christopher Walker (11 months ago)
A fascinating place to come and see - even though you can't really see the castle in the usual sense unless you have a drone (and hence my score of 4\5). I recommend getting onto one of the guided tours - whether you wait for the English one is up to you, but we didn't. Access to a lot of the castle is available only on a tour. The foundations and cellar are definite highlights.

Ctibor Hlavina (12 months ago)
Beautiful castle with beautiful surroundings, highly recommended

Ira_ I (12 months ago)
The strongest impression is made by the huge basement. It is an incredibly powerful space, you should definitely go there for a tour.

Peter Hadač (14 months ago)
Castle Red Stone (Červeny kameň) is one of places you must visit. It gathers a lot from our history. Unfortunately advertisement for this castle is not reaching enough people. Definitely worth seeing !

Anton Göransson (2 years ago)
This is a castle with a lot of history. You can walk the grounds for free but I recommend you get a tour (they have in english as well and the guide spoke great english) which is the only way to get in to the castle. You have to pay 2 euro to take photographs. The english tour is not very often so check that before going, we happened to get very lucky with our timing. Also we went here using the public transport system from Bratislava which was quite a hassle and not something I recommend during the hot summer. I think renting a car is the easiest way to get here. The tour was very interesting and is something I highly recommend to learn more about Slovak history and how life was at the castle. There was also beautiful paintings and portraits, there was a collection of Piranesi paintings that were exquisite

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