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170 images in Castles.

International music festival Arsana at Ptuj Castle, Ptuj 2022. Author: Marko Pigac
View of Gewerkenegg Castle, the central location of the Idrija Municipal Museum. Author: Bojan Tavčar
Castle Pukstein's ruins near Bukovje Manor House, 2019.
Another good look at the two-storey Renaissance-style castle, located in Nova Gorica.
The front door of the 13th-century fortress, now accommodating the Goriška Museum with its rich collection of paintings, cultural and historical artefacts, and rooms for occasional exhibitions and symposia.
The terraced garden around the manor has been partly reconstructed in accordance with the data about its state in the 18th century.
A nice look at the two-storey Renaissance-style castle, located in Nova Gorica.
An amphitheater at Kromberk Castle.
Another good look at the two-storey Renaissance-style castle, located in Nova Gorica.
The castle was severely damaged in both world wars but was renovated after each.
The reconstructed Baroque park and a fountain from 1774 in its centre.
One of the defiant walls of Kromberk Castle, withstanding the tribulations of time.
One of the historical remnants, around the Kromberk Castle.
One of the historical remnants, around the Kromberk Castle.
View of Žužemberk Castle, 2013.
The Renaissance Fužine Castle, 2006.
Mali grad in Kamnik viewed from the Southeast, 2012.
View of Murska Sobota Castle, 2009.
The Ormož Castle, 2014.
View of Ptuj Castle, 2012.
The Otočec Castle with the Boat House, 2013.
Velenje Castle
Velika Nedelja Castle, view to the north-west, 2014.
The Zaprice Castle, 2008.
The Metlika Castle 2012 courtyard, the entrance to the Bela krajina Museum, 2012
Turjak Castle view from the village
The Metlika Commandery, a one-time residence of the knights of the Teutonic Order, now an old people's home. It was built in the early 14th century.
Turjak castle
Brežice Castle Courtyard, 2009.
Courtyard of Sevnica Castle.
Škofja Loka, winter 2012
Slovenska Bistrica Castle, 2014
The Ormož Castle with its pristava (adjacent building) where the Ormož Music School, a new multipurpose hall, and the ethnological and archaeological museum collections are situated. The award-winning renovation was completed in 2011.
Cekin Mansion, a 18th century building based on plans by the Viennese Baroque architect Fischer von Erlach, located in Tivoli Park in Ljubljana. Today the mansion houses the National Museum of Contemporary History, 2014.
Cmurek Castle veduta, 1681
Cmurek Castle inner courtyard, 2015
The renovated premises at the Ljubljana castle, the Palatium hall, 2003
Ljubljana Castle courtyard as a venue for popular Film under the Stars screenings organised by Kinodvor Cinema during summertime.
A Renaissance architectural element at the Rajhenburg Castle, 2015.
Rajhenburg Castle courtyard, 2012
Lendava Castle, 2009
A view of the the Metlika Commandery, a one-time residence of the knights of the Teutonic Order. Built in the early 14th century, it is now an old people's home.
Bela krajina Museum Metlika 2012 courtyard fair Photo Anja Premk
Predjama Castle, annual medieval tournament, 2006
Bled Castle contains a museum, wine cellar, restaurant, printing workshop and blacksmiths forge which are both in working order demonstrating historic processes, 2007
View of Brdo Castle, 2007.
Bogenšperk Castle contains Valvasor`s workshop and The Slovenian Geodetic Collection, also part of the Technical Museum of Slovenia
The Celje Castle, 2015.
The Dobrovo Castle, 2011.
View of the Renaissance Kromberk Castle, 2012.
Khislstein Castle in Kranj, 2014.
The Jablje Castle, built in the 16th century.
View of Mokrice Castle in Brežice.
Predjama Castle, 2007
Velenje Castle
Predjama Castle, 2006
Predjama Castle, annual medieval tournament, 2006
Kodeljevo Castle, 2012
Loka Castle at night, 2007
Velenje Castle
Clad in medieval costumes, the Knight Gašper Lambergar Theatre Group takes its audiences into the Middle Ages at Bled Castle
Velenje Castle
The Codelli family coat of arms on the well in front of the Kodeljevo Castle, 2012
Today the state-owned Snežnik Castle houses the in situ collection of the entire inventory of its last owners, the Schönburg-Waldenburgs, mostly from the 19th Century.
View looking down into the lower courtyard, showing castle outbuildings at Bled Castle, the tower now holds the Castle printing works 2010
Snežnik Castle, being the only Slovene Castle with genuine furnished interiors, came under the administration of the National Museum of Slovenia after its restoration in 2008.
Aerial view of Bled Castle showing the layout of castle buildings around the upper and lower courtyards, connected with a staircase. The oldest part of the castle is the Romanesque entrance tower, other sections are Gothic and Renaissance styles.
Perched atop a steep cliff rising 130 metres above the glacial Lake Bled is a symbol of Bled and Slovenia, Bled Castle, the oldest Castle in Slovenia, 2006
The fame of Bled Castle and the natural beauty of its setting was spread around the world by world travellers, including Janez Vajkard Valvasor in his book Glory of the Duchy of Carniola (1689)
The 'Count' and the 'Countess' of the Castle have become almost indispensable at official visits, weddings and other events with medieval theme at Bled Castle
Snežnik Castle, 2010
The Grm Castle, built in 1586 by Krištof Mordax, combined its residential function with that of defence against the Turkish invaders; it was rebuilt in 1636.
Culturally protected frescoes in the knights' banquet hall in Brežice Castle depict the evolution of architecture from antiquity to the Renaissance
Loka Castle, Loka Museum, Škofja Loka) in winter 2012
The Rajhenburg Castle, 2015.
The Podsreda Castle, 2008.
Prem Castle, built before 1213 with with exterior Renaissance walls and towers, Koper Regional Museum
Ruins of the Gamberk Castle, photographed in 2008
Slovenska Bistrica Castle, 2014
Velenje Castle
The so-called Lutrovska klet (Lutheran Cellar) with Renaissance frescoes, Sevnica Castle.
Kodeljevo Castle, 2012
Žužemberk Castle Courtyard, 2011.
Snežnik Castle outbuildings, 2010
The Knight Gašper Lambergar Theatre Group demonstrates the medieval culture and entertainment (medieval dances, knight duels, fire, fire spitting and eating shows) at Bled Castle
Bled Castle is the oldest castle in Slovenia. Medieval documents refer to Bled with its German name Veldes, first mentioned in a 22 May 1011 deed of donation issued by (German) Emperor Henry II in favour of the Bishops of Brixen. 2004
The Snežnik Castle, documented in 1269 when it was owned by the patriarchs of Aquileia,
Predjama Castle
Kostel Castle on a steep hill above the Kolpa River.
Ljubljana Castle courtyard, venue for performing arts events, exhibition projects and film screenings i.e. Kinodvor Cinema's Film under the Stars during the summertime. Viewing tower in the background, 2012
Ljubljana Castle and Slovene Philharmonic, shot from the recently renewed Congress Square [Kongresni trg], 2012
The castle of Ormož.
The Ormož Castle's courtyard with the summer stage.
The Ormož Castle's courtyard with the entrance to the Franc Ksaver Meško Library (on the right).
On the first floor of the Rajhenburg Castle secular Renaissance fresco by the Master from Marija Gradec (1530) were discovered in the 1980s.
Pišece Castle, photographed in 2006
Ceiling of the tower hall at the Grm Castle in Novo Mesto, Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Novo mesto Regional Office
A view of Ljubljana Castle before the storm, 2012
Cmurek Castle inner courtyard, 2015
The view of the courtyard at the Cmurek Castle, 2015
The Cmurek Castle arcade courtyard. The castle which functioned as an institution for mentally disabled from 1956 till 2004 became a decade later the site for the Museum of Madness project.
An exterior of the National Museum of Contemporary History located in the Baroque Cekin Mansion in Tivoli Park in Ljubljana, 2014.
The round hall at the Rajhenburg Castle, 2012.
A beautiful aerial view of Ljubljana Castle and the Old Town Centre, 2008
The two-storey building of the Cmurek Castle, a mixture of Romanesque elements, the Renaissance arcades and several 18th Century extensions, has nowadays become a venue for interdisciplinary cultural events of the newly established Museum of Madness.
The castle chapel of the Rajhenburg Castle retains its original Romanesque portal.
Time Machine project revives the history of the castle. Organised by the Ljubljanski grad Public Institute, 2014
A Baroque Cekin Mansion in park Tivoli in Ljubljana, since 1951 housing the National Museum of Contemporary History, 2014.
View of Ribnica Castle, Museum of Ribnica.
Exhibition of Klemen Zupanc, Jure Zrimšek and Gašper Capuder at Velenje Castle, 2017.
Prem Castle, 2020.
Exhibition entitled Šivilja v vaškem življenju in na rdeči preprogi at Štanjel Castle, 2020.
Štanjel Castle with church, 2020.
Prem Castle, 2020.
Loka Castle and its surroundings, winter 2012
The view of the Loka Castle located in Škofja Loka. Since 1959 the castle serves as the main venue for the archaeological, ethnological, art history, and other collections of the Loka Museum .
A shop in the castle courtyard, 2015
Entrance to Prem Castle, 2020.
Prem Castle, 2020.
Prem Castle, 2020.
Prem Castle, 2020.
Exhibition entitled Šivilja v vaškem življenju in na rdeči preprogi at Štanjel Castle, 2020.
Prem Castle with village.
The so-called Old Counts' Mansion, one of the mansions that host the Celje Regional Museum.
The baroque trompe-l'œil fresque above staircase in the Brežice Castle
The Slovenska Bistrica Castle stands in the old centre of Slovenska Bistrica town. It houses a museum with several collections and serves as the Slovenska Bistrica cultural centre.
The Žužemberk Castle, nestled in the heart of the town of Žužemberk.
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