Červený Kameň Castle — Attraction in Častá

This is a very interesting place to learn how noble people lived in the past. Situated on a hill of the Little Carpathian. It holds a rich history in different periods. It was established by Queen Konstancia, widow of the Czech King Otakar Premysl I, short before her death in 1240. It had been part of the dowry received from her father, the Hungarian King Bela III. Through times the castle passed to different proprietors and so the castle was adapted to their needs. It was purchased by a rich German family, the Fuggers. They produced wine from the estates around and the castle received several transformations according to the trades the family was involved in. The castle was finally in hands of the Pãlfi family till the spring of 1945. Lucia Vilčeková Pálfi, widow of Jozef Pálfi and her sons, Karol an Peter left the castle for Vienna on March 30, 1945 before the front line had reached Červený Kameň (Red Stone). The whole Castle was confiscated in December 1949 and was proclaimed a national...

The falconry: I'm giving 5 stars to the nice guy who organised the falconry "show" and was very fond of explaining details about the birds. He was very nice, educated and patient, answered every question, explained many historical, social and zoological aspects, even provided the names of the birds. You could easily see the birds were his passion and he treated both the animals and people in a kind way. Worth the money for sure. Will be looking forward to visiting the falconry place in the castle again.

The castle visit: I was very disappointed, as there was only a theatre performance for children in December and the castle visit as such was not organised at all. The web page did not mention at any point there would be ONLY the theatre performance. The cashier repeated this info to following sad visitors as everyone was so confused. Please, update the web page correctly and explain that if there is a children's theatrical performance, there won't be any castle visit available...

Worth of your visit, if you are into history and still hungry for some more after visiting Bratislava - a short drive - and you are on the Red Rock Castle. Guides are available in SVK and EN, you have a shorter option (the Castle - 45 mins - and Castle + its Cellars - 1 hour). Price is affordable for both. The guide goes through the main points - being the castle itself and the artifacts in there. Beware that many of them were brought there after WWII and thus originate from different castles and chateaux in SVK. You can see many interesting things, but the last rooms and the paintings in there were the most extraordinary for me. You can google what was missed by the guide. Parking opportunities next to castle: excellent. Directions to the counter: sufficient. Little bistro in the castle: check. Bathroom: retro - but ok. To sum it up: it still has that look we all remember from 70s when we went there for school trips, but people working there, they are doing their best,...