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Vianden castle has been owned by the family of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg until 1977 when it was donated to the state. Since then it has undergone extensive exterior and interior refurbishment. For its scenic beauty it is often visited by huge number of tourists, but also by Hollywood filmmakers. Vianden castle has a beautiful view to the medieval town of Vianden, which was, in the past, very fond of French writer Victor Hugo. Local museum and a copy of a bust by Roden remind writer’s visits on the river Our.

Vianden is the birthplace of King John the Blind (John of Luxembourg). In 1310 he became Count of Luxembourg and after the marriage to Elisabeth of Bohemia (Czech: Eliška Přemyslovna) he became King of Bohemia. John of Luxembourg is today a popular historical figure in Luxembourg and weighed very much like his son Charles IV. in the Czech Republic.

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Vianden castle is accessible through the whole year.

02.01 – 28.02 10.00 – 16.00
01.03 – 31.03 10.00 – 17.00
01.04 – 30.09 10.00 – 18.00
01.10 – 31.10 10.00 – 17.00
01.11 – 31.12 10.00 – 16.00

Basic admission fee is €7,50 (2010). There is also interesting culture programme that includes exhibition, jazz concert etc…

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If you plan the trip to Slovakia, you should visit at least two of them – Domica – the biggest cave in Slovakia located in Slovak Karst and Dobšinská ice cave in Slovak paradise. If you plan to visit Hight Tatras, it is must to see Belianska cave in Tatranská kotlina.

The admission prices are from €4 – €7 (2010) for adults and half for the children between 6 and 15 years, or hadicapped people. The majority of caves are opened from April 1 to October 31 between 9:30 – 16:00. For further details check https://www.ssj.sk/

The list of Slovak caves that are opened to the public

• Belianska Cave
• Bystrianska Cave
• Demänovská Cave of Liberty
• Demänovská Ice Cave
• Dobšinská Ice Cave
• Domica
• Driny
• Gombasecká Cave
• Harmanecká Cave
• Jasovská Cave
• Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
• Važecká Cave

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