castle – Notes from the Cape

Published January 13, 2024

Budapest Castle complex

There is no cost to visit the castle complex, and you can wonder around most of the complex. The view of the river and the city from the castle is spectacular.

Budavári Palota – Buda Castle

Matthias Church dates back to the 13th-century, with the Fisherman’s bastion in the front.

The beautiful quad inside the castle, its also used as a live music venue.

Fisherman’s bastion, supposedly it was the inspiration for the Disney castle. Its a long flight of stairs up from the river (or you can cheat and take the elevator at the back of the castle complex).

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Published July 29, 2023

Bratislava Castle

Bratislava castle, taken from across the Danube river.

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Published August 10, 2019

Bourtzi Castle is a lovely Venetian fortress in Naplio harbour. It was built in the 1400’s and was initially a prison and home of the chief executioner, and in the 1970’s it was a hotel, but now you can only go there for day visits. It’s lovely to look at from Naples harbour, and at night the whole island is lit up.

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Published July 25, 2019

Going up

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Looking up a beautiful flight of stairs in Warsaw Castle.

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Published May 25, 2019

The Chess Room in Warsaw Castle

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I call this room the chess room. Partly because I don’t know its real name, but also because the floor reminds me of a chess board. But what astonishes me is the attention to detail. The room is full of wonderful artworks, goldleaf on the walls, wood panelling…whereever you look there is something new to see.

The room is in Warsaw Castle, and is one of the few that doesn’t have a parquet floor.`

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Published May 20, 2019

Royal Warsaw Castle

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A view of the lovely Royal Warsaw Castle. The original building was build in the 14th century, it was completely destroyed towards the end of World War 2 (as was most of Warsaw), and was only rebuilt in the 1970’s. It’s a wonderful set of buildings to wonder around, admiring both the exterior and beautiful parquet floors on the inside.

You can see a few more pictures of the castle here.

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Published July 30, 2018

Warsaw Castle and city walls

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Another view of the beautiful Warsaw Castle at night; this time with the city walls in the foreground.

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Published July 25, 2018

Warsaw Castle – the throne

In my previous past I posted a picture of the throne room in Warsaw Castle. Here is a detailed view of the throne. It looks like it would fit my just fine!

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Published July 20, 2018

Warsaw Castle

Here is another of the beautiful rooms in Warsaw Castle; the parquet floors are just amazing. Note the king’s throne in the middle of the wall.

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Published December 10, 2017

Warsaw castle at night

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Warsaw Castle is lit up at night, and the centre of activity in the city. There are lots of restaurants where you can have a meal and a drink, or you can just wonder around the square enjoying the historic architecture.

And of course the predictable trinkets, hustlers and street performer are in abundance. So enjoy the shows, but watch your pockets closely.

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