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The Top 20 Castles in the Carpathian Mountains

A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 20

beautiful castles to choose from in the Carpathian Mountains. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!

Last updated: November 26, 2025

Peleș Castle

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Until 1914, the magnificent castle with its magnificent towers, bay windows and decorations was the summer residence of King Carol I. Today, Peleș Castle is home to a museum with …

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Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle)

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The origins of Bran Castle (German: Törzburg) date back to the early 13th century, when it was initially built as a wooden fortress called Dietrichstein by the Teutonic Knights under …

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Royal Castle in Nowy Sącz

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The Royal Castle in Nowy Sącz is now a picturesque ruin located in a place of exceptional landscape value – on a slope at the mouth of the Kamienica River …

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Kežmarok Old Town and Castle

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Nice little old town, with a castle worth seeing and a beautiful town hall.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ke%C5%BEmarok#Sehensw%C3%BCrdbaren

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Spiš Castle (Spišský Hrad)

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The ruins of the Höhenburg (formerly also called "Zipser Haus", "Zipser Schloss") rise on a 634 m high rocky travertine cone, which rises from a plain between the surrounding mountains. …

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Łodygowice Palace

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The castle in Łodygowicach is located in the surroundings of a park on the river Żylica. Built in the 17th century by the castellan of Kraków, Jerzy Zbaraski. Previously, a …

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Orava Castle

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The huge castle, one of the most beautiful castles in Slovakia, the price for the basic circuit is 9 euros, the small circuit is 7 euros, the big one is …

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Pieniny Castle Ruins

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Ruins of Pieniny Castle. The first records of it are from the 14th century about Princess Kinga and nuns who hid here during the Mongol invasion at the end of …

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Sulkowski Castle

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The castle rising in the center of Bielsko-Biała is the oldest and largest historic building in the historic city of Bielsko. According to legend, in its place there used to …

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Presidential Castle in Wisła

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The Castle of the President of the Republic of Poland in Wisła (popularly: Zameczek) - a modernist palace in Wisła, built in 1929-1930 according to the design of Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz …

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The Top 20 Castles in the Carpathian Mountains

Peleș Castle

Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle)

Royal Castle in Nowy Sącz

Kežmarok Old Town and Castle

Spiš Castle (Spišský Hrad)

Łodygowice Palace

Orava Castle

Pieniny Castle Ruins

Sulkowski Castle

Presidential Castle in Wisła

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