Spis Castle

Located in northeast Slovakia, 19 km from Levoča , Spis Castle is one of the largest castle ruins in Central- and Eastern Europe.

Spis Castle and its associated cultural heritage monuments - Spisské Podhradie, Spisská Kapitula , and the church of Holy Spirit in Žehra – are included in UNESCO World Heritage List.

It is rare for such a group, consisting of an important feudal administrative centre with a little town in the valley below it and opposite it a fortified seat of church administration to have survived in such an integrated form.

Spis Castle

The silhouette of the Spis Castle on its travertine rock is visible from a great distance. Covering an area of over 4 hectares, there are five courtyards with ruins of buildings from the 12^th to 18^th centuries.

Some of the oldest and the most interesting parts of the upper castle are the cylindrical central keep, 19 m high and 23 m wide, and the Romanesque grand palace, with 15^th and 16^th century gothic alterations. Parts of the castle complex now house exhibitions of the Spis Museum.

Spis Castle

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