Jerusalem, Israel
c. 700 BC
Rhodes, Greece
14th century
Acre, Israel
12th century
Al-Karak, Jordan
1140s
Caesarea, Israel
4th century BCE
Limassol, Cyprus
1193
Paphos, Cyprus
13th century
Ajloun, Jordan
1184
Kyrenia, Cyprus
1540
Shoubak, Jordan
1115
Kyrenia, Cyprus
10th century
Limassol, Cyprus
1454
Famagusta, Cyprus
14th century
Safed, Israel
12th century
Beit She'an, Israel
1168
Eilon, Israel
12th century
Kantara, Cyprus
10th century
Herzliya, Israel
4th century BCE
Wadi Musa, Jordan
c. 1100
Elis, Greece
1220s
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.