Edole Castle

Edole, Latvia

Ēdole Castle was built for the bishop of Piltene between 1264 and 1267. It was rebuilt in the 16th century and from 1561 until 1920 it was the property of the Baltic-German Baron von Behr and his descendents.

During the 18th century the castle was expanded and from 1835 to 1841 it underwent a major reconstruction work to become one of the first samples of Neo-Gothic architecture in Kurzeme. The building was partly burned during the Russian Revolution of 1905. Between 1906 and 1907 a household yard and tower were built in one of its corners, being the façade remodelled with its Gothic forms preserved.

Originally consisting of two residential buildings linked by a stone wall, the castle is surrounded by landscape park. It is considered an architectural and archaeological monument of national importance.

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Pils iela 1, Edole, Latvia
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Founded: 1264-1267
Category: Castles and fortifications in Latvia
Historical period: State of the Teutonic Order (Latvia)

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Natalja (2 months ago)
We went specifically to see the museum and spend the night in the castle. Museum is interesting and nice to see both for children and adults. It is located in a beautiful place on the high bank of the river. There is an old park where you can walk and also see the picturesque mill lake. There are also castles and manors nearby that you can visit - Padure, Aizpute. There are two grocery stores within walking distance. In the castle itself there is a pub with very tasty and inexpensive food. Everything was great. For technical reasons, we couldn't get the room we booked, so we were upgraded to a higher category for free.
Raw (3 months ago)
they took us to have lunch with a small pet, we were very satisfied. the food is excellent
Darius Z. (4 months ago)
Didn’t stay at the hotel,but castle museum was kinda cool,everything well preserved,staff was friendly,also if you gonna visit this place,take tower option,quite nice view from there. Paldies!
Steve Breukel (4 months ago)
We stayed one night beautiful place. Well worth the money, you must eat the breakfast when you're there.
aleksis gabliks (4 months ago)
We went only to the museum part, and it was very lovely. Intricate atmospheric interiors, and plenty of nice painting and other art. loved the clock room and geology rooms Some other collections are rather random, especially in the toy room, but those are just nitpicks. The tower does provide a nice view, but the plant for is very small, and you only has a metal mesh saving you from a fall. the inner garden is very beautiful, and that mossy well is just too whimsical not to mention. the basements also have interesting exhibitions, from old soviet phone, to torture devices to small, but surprising puppet exhibition by the artist Vladlena based on Latvian fairy tales. The castle exterior and garden were a bit disappointing. Garden especially... seemed a bit lacking
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