We have visited castles throughout Europe and those found in Slovakia are as wonderful as those more familiar to western tourists

Bojnice Castle reminded us of Neuschwanstein

Trencin Castle - full of legends

Spis Castle - a UNESCO National Heritage Site

Bratislava Castle - Hungarian royalty ruled their empire from here for centuries

Nitra Castle - Site of Religious History

Devin Castle - Once a Roman Outpost

Strecno Castle - once collected tolls on the Vah River

Stara Lubovna Castle - overlooks the countryside where my grandmother was born

Krasna Horka - undergoing restoration after a tragic fire

Zvolen - an ancient building put to a modern use

Banska Stiavnica - 2 castles provided defense of this historically important town

Old Castle

New Castle

Orava Castle

This is one castle we did not visit

It's on our list for next year!