Perched above the village of Boldogkőváralja amid northeast Hungary’s Zemplén Mountains, a dramatic hilltop castle is a living relic of the country’s medieval history, where families enjoy battle reenactments, fascinating exhibitions, and panoramic views over the entire region. Visitors to Boldogkő Castle can join tours led by guides wearing costumes of the Middle Ages, or freely explore its storied stone towers – and in the next episode of our video series showcasing diverse destinations to discover across Hungary, we are swept into the time-transcending setting of this longtime landmark.
In the English-subtitled video below, provided to We Love Budapest by the Hungarian Tourism Agency as part of their “Hungary Awaits You” campaign to showcase the wide assortment of attractions to discover across the country, we can view stunning drone footage of Boldogkő Castle as its history comes alive with actors portraying the medieval subjects who walked along its ramparts centuries ago, and visitors gaze at the sprawling vistas over the surrounding countryside and mountains:
To learn more about Boldogkő Castle, check out this information provided by the official Hungarian Tourism Agency website, and keep reading We Love Budapest for more installments of our “Reel Hungary Videos” series, coming soon!
How to get there from Budapest: by car, take motorway M3 east from Budapest (make sure to buy a motorway pass), and continue east until reaching exit 151, which takes you toward Miskolc on motorway M30. Continue following motorway M30 northbound until reaching the juncture with main road 3, and follow main road 3 toward Tornyosnémeti and main road E71, taking the first right at the first roundabout you encounter, and the second right at the second roundabout you encounter. Continue following main road 3/E71 towards Tornyosnémeti until reaching the right-side turnoff onto main road 39 towards Encs, and pass through Encs on this road until reaching the first left-hand turn at the entrance to the village of Abaújkér (just past the train tracks) and turn left onto Kassai Street toward the village of Gönc. Continue following this road north until reaching the right-hand turn at the sign pointing toward Boldogkőváralja, and follow this road until reaching the Boldogkőváralja boundary, where the first left-hand turn takes you directly to the castle grounds.
