Siklós Castle 
A castle was built here during the 12th C by the Siklósi family. After they died out it became the property of the Garai family. The defensive bastions were added by the next owner, the palatine (viceroy) Imre Perényi, in the 16th C as protection against the Turkish threat. From 1728 Siklós belonged to the counts of Batthyány who are responsible for the appearance of the castle today.
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Tour
This impressive fortification stands on a plateau above the town. The enclosed four-winged castle is protected by an external fortified ring made of thick walls and ramparts, once circled by a wide moat.
The outside wall of the south wing is decorated by a reconstructed richly decorated Late Gothic oriel. Access to the castle is over a bridge on the southwest side and leads to the pinnacled round bastion (Barbakán) with the Batthyány coat of arms above the majestic doorway. There is a drawbridge in front of the doorway of the castle, laid out around a courtyard, which now accommodates a hotel and restaurant as well as display rooms and a museum.
This impressive fortification stands on a plateau above the town. The enclosed four-winged castle is protected by an external fortified ring made of thick walls and ramparts, once circled by a wide moat.
The outside wall of the south wing is decorated by a reconstructed richly decorated Late Gothic oriel. Access to the castle is over a bridge on the southwest side and leads to the pinnacled round bastion (Barbakán) with the Batthyány coat of arms above the majestic doorway. There is a drawbridge in front of the doorway of the castle, laid out around a courtyard, which now accommodates a hotel and restaurant as well as display rooms and a museum.
Related Attractions
Bastion
The bastion named after the Batthyánys is a round tower near the Barbakán with a restaurant in Gothic style in the cellar. There are wonderful panoramic views from the roof terrace of the Spanish bastion. The extensive pentagonal Italian bastion surrounds the prominent oriel of the castle chapel.
Castle Chapel
The Late Gothic castle chapel built by the Garai family in the east wing is an architectonic jewel. The delicate fan ribbed vaulting in the choir (end of the 15th C) has often been compared with the vaulting in the Reformed Church in Nyírbátor. The frescos on the walls of the chapel date from the late 15th C and were painted over at the beginning of the 16th C. They depict King Ladislaus, Louis of Toulouse, Christ the Man of Sorrows and the Lamb of God. The wall painting "Hiob and the Four Companions" was probably commissioned by the lord of the castle Hiob Garai.
Castle Museum
The castle museum in the south wing is not so impressive as the chapel. The rooms are from different historical periods from Romanesque to the Renaissance (torture chamber and dungeon, vaulted rooms, lapidarium).
There is a small but interesting collection of costumes and accessories from the 19th C (on the ground floor near the entrance).
There is a small but interesting collection of costumes and accessories from the 19th C (on the ground floor near the entrance).
Hours
April 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
November 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
