Lietava Castle
Castle ruins
Lietava Castle ruins are located 10 km from the regional town of Žilina on the steep ridge between Lietava and Lietavská Svinná. The castle of Lietava was probably built...
Lietava
Liptov Castle
Castle ruins
Liptov Castle was once the highest located castle in Slovakia. It rises on Sestrč Hill above Kalameny and Bukovina. Its position was defensive. The castle was built by K...
Kalameny
Blatnica Castle
Castle ruins
The ruins of Blatnica Castle are located on a steep hill in the Greater Fatra Mountains. It was built in the second half of the 13th century primarily to protect the imp...
Blatnica
Likava Castle
Castle ruins
Once a powerful royal guard castle, from which only well-preserved ruins have remained, stands high on the castle hill above the village of Likavka. The castle was relat...
Likavka
Suľov Castle
Castle ruins
The massive Súľov reefs became the property of kings and noble nobility. In the 15th century, the Súľov Castle was built between the three massive rock formations. As per...
Súľov - Hradná
Sklabiňa Castle
Castle ruins
If you have ever traveled by car in the direction of Martin, you have certainly seen the ruins of Sklabiňa Castle in the distance, just near the picturesque village Sklab...
Sklabinský Podzámok
Znievsky Castle
Castle ruins

Another beautiful castle ruin from the Turiec region is the one that rises on a high limestone rock above the village of Kláštor pod Znievom. This charming ruin in the Tu...

Kláštor pod Znievom
Starhrad (Old Castle)
Castle ruins
Starhrad, i.e. The Old Castle, stands on a rocky granite hill on the right bank of the Váh River. Its original name was Varín Castle, but after the construction of Strečn...
Nezbudská Lúčka
Hričov Castle
Castle ruins
The ruins of Hričov Castle lie above the village of Hričovské Podhradie. The name "Hríčov" is derived from the word "grič" - i.e. rock, rocky. The castle offers impressiv...
Hričovské Podhradie
Ruins of the St. Helena Church in Stránske
Castle ruins
The ruins of the Gothic Church of St. Helena dating from the 14th century rise above the village of Stránske. Originally, it was a one-aisle building with a polygonal pr...
Stránske