Centuries of legacy: Founded in the 13th century, Orava Castle began as a wooden fort before being rebuilt in stone and expanded under successive rulers. Architectural richness: Its design showcases ...

Last year, the Orava castle prepared several new items for visitors – a new circuit, new accessible rooms and buying tickets online. “The public could see the newly reconstructed expositional room of ...

Visitors to Orava Castle, one of Slovakia’s largest and most frequented fortresses, will soon gain access to several sections currently closed to the public. A helping hand in the heart of Europe ...

Orava Castle has all the expected trappings of such a place: a long history, a fire that destroyed most of it, a ghost, a tomb containing the remains of a famous personality, and several intriguing ...

Orava castle is situated on a very high rock in the Orava region of Slovakia, right above the Orava River. It is located so high that you can spot it from quite some distance, jetting out on top of a ...