Spilberk Castle, Moravia, Czech Republic

4Ágnes K 5:00 PM Mar 3, 2020

Great place for history lovers, especially if Hungarian, Polish or Italian
If you are a history enthusiast, you need approx. 3 hours for this fortress. I got really interested in the casemates, it was even little scary to be there as only visitor on a grey wintering morning. The story of Italian, Hungarian and Polish 19th century freedom fighters is told quite in detail. I learned a lot here. The local history permanent exhibition is a little old-fashioned and boring, the fireworks history exhibition is very colorful (I had no idea about this history!) and then by the time you get to the Brno art history exhibition, you may be too exhausted mentally to take it in. On top of all this there was a temporary exhibition with photos taken in Rome by Pavel Knopp. Warmly recommend this place, even though I think for over 300 crowns they could let us see all the parts, but it doesn't entitle you to see the royal tower. that being said, it is long and exhausting program enough with the casemates and the castle.

4Marie H 5:00 PM Dec 5, 2020

Castle in the city
The castle sits on the hill and you can spot it almost from everywhere. Walking up is easy, the park is nice and the views are great. You need to buy a ticket when going inside the castle and make sure you are there for the bells' ringing.