Castle Odescalchi-Museum of Ilok, Slavonia, Croatia

4.5 (33 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Slavonia Speciality Museums

Nice story of past times

The Odescalchi Castle is the central building situated in the medieval town of Ilok, housing Museum of the Town of Ilok.The Odescalchi Castle is an impressive building built on the foundations of the castle of King Nikola Ilocki from the 15th century. Nikola's medieval castle with the entire Ilok estate, which at the time occupied the greater part of Srijem, were given by Emperor Leopold to Pope Innocent XI Odescalchi and his family as a reward for their help in liberating Ilok from the Turks. The Pope's nephews, aristocrats from Italy, expanded the castle and changed its style. The castle was eventually rebuilt in the Baroque-Classicist style. They developed at the time very modern wine cellars beneath the castle and gave impetus to the growth of viticulture and wine production. After 1945, the Odescalchi left their Ilok estate, and their descendants remain a part of the Italian nobility, living near Rome.
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Address

M.Barbarica 5 32236, Ilok, Croatia.

Mobile

+385 32 827 410

Website

http://www.mgi.hr

Email

[email protected]

Current local date and time now

Sunday, May 12, 2024, 10:48

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4.5 based on (33 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 4BRIAN RICH 5:00 PM Dec 11, 2019
    Gem of a Museum in Croatia
    Toured the museum and local area of Osijek and Vukovar while on a Viking River Cruise. This museum at Ilok is extremely well done. Presentations are crisp, uncrowded, and germane. The tour moved at a rapid pace, so I would very much like to revisit and spend more time here.
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  • 4Arcee_CO 5:00 PM Jan 11, 2020
    Interesting history of rural Croatia
    This local community museum near the Danube is off the tourist path, but was included in a Viking River tour and was a modest hidden gem. Housed in a small 18th century castle home, it has rooms and floors divided by centuries, from Romans, to 19th and 20th century artifacts up to the Communist and Balkan war periods. Well-labeled exhibits include English

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