No, it\u2019s not a fairy-tale. But it might as well be. If you\u2019ve never seen an ancient castle perched within a giant 123-metre-high cliff, now\u2019s your chance. According to the Guinness Book of Records, The Predjama Castle is the largest cave castle in the world.<\/p>\n
Built around 800 years ago, the castle\u2019s structure hasn\u2019t been altered for over 500 years.
\nThe last person to order renovation works on the place was Slovenia\u2019s very own Robin Hood, Erasmus of Lueg. This renowned 15th century robber baron apparently constructed a network of underground tunnels to supply himself with food when besieged by his enemies.<\/p>\n
No wonder the Game of Thrones author, George R. R. Martin, was so mesmerised by the castle\u2019s beauty. In 2008, Predjama Castle also hosted a Discovery Channel team, bent on proving the existence of ghosts within its walls.<\/p>\n
Haunted or not, Predjama Castle truly is a superbly preserved relic that should be placed high on your bucket list when visiting Slovenia. The castle is open to visitors all-year-round, whereas its cave system is only open from June to August. An audio guide takes you through every part of the castle with excellent commentary.<\/p>\n
You get to experience what life in the Middle Ages looked like. There\u2019s an armoury, a living quarter, servants\u2019 residence, a chapel and even a dungeon with a torcher chamber. Every year, medieval games are held in front of the castle each year. Watching knights charge at each-other with the mighty fortress in the background is truly sight worth seeing.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2156,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-230","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"main_site_title":"","tagline":"No, it\u2019s not a fairy-tale. But it might as well be. If you\u2019ve never seen an ancient castle perched within a giant cliff, now\u2019s your chance.","cover_image":2156,"has_page":true,"pay_in_installments":false,"custom_product_link":null,"custom_product_pop_up":"","custom_text_badge":"","youtube_video":"","product_gallery":[2157,2158],"product_description":"","price":"","hide_price":false,"winter_itinerary":null,"display_get_a_quote_button":true,"display_custom_product_section":false,"display_start_planing_section":false,"testimonials":null,"similar_highlights":null,"show_all_products_together":false,"field_select_extras":[],"selected_optional_extras":null,"custom_optional_extras":null,"optional_extras_on_page":null,"select_city_for_displaying_hotels":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/day-trips-slovenia.com\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/day-trips-slovenia.com\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/day-trips-slovenia.com\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/day-trips-slovenia.com\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2158"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/day-trips-slovenia.com\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/day-trips-slovenia.com\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/day-trips-slovenia.com\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}