Explore the historic highlights of Syracuse
Syracuse, Italy
7th century AD
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Syracuse, Italy
12th century
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Syracuse, Italy
1397
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
Syracuse, Italy
3rd century BCE
Syracuse, Italy
1232-1240
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Syracuse, Italy
1886
Syracuse, Italy
c. 1100
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Syracuse, Italy
402-397 BCE
Syracuse, Italy
212 BCE
Syracuse, Italy
3rd century AD
Syracuse, Italy
1943
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
The Beckov castle stands on a steep 50 m tall rock in the village Beckov. The dominance of the rock and impression of invincibility it gaves, challenged our ancestors to make use of these assets. The result is a remarkable harmony between the natural setting and architecture.
The castle first mentioned in 1200 was originally owned by the King and later, at the end of the 13th century it fell in hands of Matúš Èák. Its owners alternated - at the end of the 14th century the family of Stibor of Stiborice bought it.
The next owners, the Bánffys who adapted the Gothic castle to the Renaissance residence, improved its fortifications preventing the Turks from conquering it at the end of the 16th century. When Bánffys died out, the castle was owned by several noble families. It fell in decay after fire in 1729.
The history of the castle is the subject of different legends.