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.

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.