Betliar Manor

Betliar, Slovakia

Betliar Manor house was appeared like forward fortification of Krásna Hôrka castle. The core of manor house was built in the 15th century. Štefan Andrássy began a change of this building on luxury formal residence. Manor house was rebuilt on three-storey hunting lodge and today is his appearance relatively similar.

Exposition of manor house consists of collection of works of art, historical furniture, unique library, weapons, precious ceramics, glass and porcelain. There are also hunting trophies from huntings from home and in foreign countries and various objects like eskimo clothes, armament of samurai and Egyptian mummy brought from far journeys. In 1985 manor house in Betliar was promulgated on national cultural monument. Around the manor house is a unique natural park, which was in a 1978 write-in list of important historical gardens of the world. In this park are infrequent woody plants from foreign countries and also native oaks and spruces.

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Lesná, Betliar, Slovakia
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Founded: 15th century
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Slovakia

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User Reviews

Adam Uhercik (6 months ago)
Abesolutlwy amazing place ro visit. This is my 3rd time to be here. There is always something going on !!!
Craig German (7 months ago)
Lovely castle to visit. Huge castle garden and grounds to explore. Great history to learn about within and details .I would recommend to go see this castle ?
Radim Horak (8 months ago)
Beautiful place which is always wort of visiting. Professional guide and beautiful garden ? accessible also without having needed to buy an entrance ticket ?. Warmly recommended.
Miklos Farkas (12 months ago)
I was amazed at the detail and original condition of the castle's furnishings. with a tour guide in Hungarian approx. 1 hour to walk around the castle. This was my best experience visiting a castle, the environment is so detailed.
Áron Toma (12 months ago)
(+) This castle is exceptionally beautiful with its magical English landscape park, paintings, trophies and interior design. The guests can gain insight into the region's and the Andrássy family's rich history. I think that the whole experience evokes the atmosphere of Sándor Márai's novel, The Candles Burn Till the End. (-) However, I couldn't pay by card at the shop, there was no time to really enjoy the exhibition since we had to rush with a group, and almost none of the exhibited pieces have Hungarian (altough the castle is a Hungarian heritage) or even English description. After all, it was absolutely worth a visit and take a look, but the maintainer could make progress through some changes.
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