Bojnice Castle rises from the forest like a storybook illustration brought to life. Its pointed turrets and colourful rooftops pierce the sky above the medieval town below. A moat surrounds the base where peacocks strut across manicured lawns. Inside, gilded halls and ornate ceilings reveal the taste of noble families who once called this place […]
Bojnice Castle looks like it belongs in a storybook. The castle sits in central Slovakia, 165 kilometres northeast of Bratislava. Its turrets, towers, and stepped gables rise above the surrounding park. The castle has a 900-year history that includes kings, nobles, and a famous ghost story. Visitors come from across Europe to see its interiors. […]
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Slovakia’s oldest zoo opened in 1955 in the shadow of Bojnice Castle, a fairy-tale Gothic castle that looks like it was lifted from a Disney film, and today ZOO Bojnice is the country’s most popular zoo with over 350 species housed across 41 hectares of wooded hillside in the Strážovské Vrchy mountains. Unlike many European […]