Sümeg Castle, Sümeg, Hungary

Sümeg Castle was built in the latter half of the 13th century by Béla IV of Hungary. It is situated atop a mountain called 'Castle Hill'. Later, it was presented as a gift to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Veszprém by Stephen V of Hungary. In the 15th century, the castle was fortified, and the second of two towers was built.In 1552, in response to the capture of Veszprém by the Turks, the castles was rebuilt and fortified to serve as a frontier fortress. In 1713, after the Austrian occupation during Rákóczi's War for Independence, troops set the castle on fire.

Today, the castle is the main tourist attraction for visitors to Sümeg. Since 1989, it has been privately held. It was restored on a large scale, and is now operated as a tourist attraction, providing events and tournaments. It is considered to be Hungary's most well-preserved fortress.

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Tim DeMone (31 days ago)
Recommend castle to explore. Saturday afternoon has medieval fighting. Bit of a hike up.

Baiceanu Laurentiu (4 months ago)
The location was superb, easy to reach with plenty of parking spaces for cars. The castle's attractions are plentiful, you won't have time to get bored. We went with 4 kids up to 7 years old, and they had a wonderful time, as did we. Very nicely arranged, clean, and respectful people. I highly recommend it. Thank you very much.

Gckrollenbol Krollenbol (11 months ago)
Great castle to visit when you are around .entrance fee of 2500 for adults .dogs are allowed. Be aware that you have to go a few hundred meters on a steep climb by foot .no cars allowed in any case . There where lots of people but still you had enough place to take some nice pictures . Informational panels are also in english .the arrow shooting show is in hungarian , but that doesn't bother .

Gadi Segal (11 months ago)
Very nice place. A spectacular view can be seen from the top of the castle. There are several activities (archery show, falconer show and others) for all the family during the opening time.

Michał B (14 months ago)
From the bottom of the mountain Castle looks great. There is free parking - we were in may and it was completely empty. Entry to the Castle is not very expensive. Entrance to all rooms is included in the price of the ticket. Worth to come with whole Family. There are lot of activities to do like middle age games.

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