Trosky Castle

A mediaval castle located in Český ráj in Czechia. Can be reached from Prague with train and car. The train option would require an additional trekking of around 1 hour to reach the castle. The trekking has some uphill walks.

Not worth to plan vizit. It,s good if you are traveling near ant want to do a pit stop.

Very nice place there is not too much to see at the castle, but the view from the castle! Is AMAZING! There is also a little restaurant under the castle and far food at the castle ;) I really recommend to visit this place ?

Definitely a must-visit place if you are nearby. The views are stunning. The visit took us around 45 minutes only, including the short walk from and to the parking. As usual, if you cone at 9.00 in the morning, there are no crowds at all.

It's a must visit place - but don't expect to be there longer than about 90 minutes...

Very favourite a castle in Bohemian Paradise. Trosky are located in Troskovice, between Turnov & Jičín. Very beautiful views from Baba tower, Panna tower is not open but is here a place under Panna tower with views.

Beautiful walk to place connected to history and lots of Czech legends. Make sure you have change for parking as you can only pay by cash. Spring 2022 was just 80CZK but still they don't accept cards. Family friendly walk I'd recommend to everyone

Located some 10 km south of Semily - Liberec Region and being one of the most visited sights of the Czech Republic, Trosky is a ruins of a Gothic castle founded in the late 14th century and it became the main symbols of the whole Bohemian Paradise area (Český ráj) for its unique appearance and origin. The siting of the castle on two steep basalt volcanic made Trosky unconquerable as many enemies failed to capture it. However, no fortress can resist the hands of time, so even Trosky, abandoned in the late 15th century, began to gradually fall into ruin. The castle was founded in the late middle ages, approximately between 1380 and 1390, when the owner of the domain, Čeněk (Lord) of Wartenberg, used the natural defensive features of the basalt rocks. He founded the inner castle with residential palaces on the ridge between both summits, and used the summits for defensive towers also with residential facilities. The lower summit is 47 m high, called “The Crone” due to its stout appearance, bore the hexagonal two-storey building, accessible from the northern side of the palace. On the higher and slender summit, “The Maiden”, a rectangular palace was built, originally with three floors, allegedly containing the castle chapel. The height of the Maiden above the first courtyard is approximately 57 m made it possible to build a defense system that made the inner castle inaccessible, and provided unlimited all-round view of the castle, its slopes, and wide area around it. The defensive system consisted of three circles of ramparts, 1.5 to 2 m wide and up to 15 m high. All the courtyards are reinforced by sandstone blocks. The palaces were only inhabited on the upper floors, and the lower floors provided enough storage space for supplies necessary under siege. Water was drawn from the castle’s own well (30 m deep) on the first courtyard, and from an elaborate system of rainwater tanks was built in the rock at the Maiden. Thanks to its romantic atmosphere and unique silhouette it became a popular tourist destination in the 19th century and soon received the most necessary repairs. Currently, the castle is managed by the National Heritage Institute based in Pardubice. * Some photos courtesy of Internet. Thanks!