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Książ: Castle of Mysteries

Founded by Bolko the Strict in 1288 to protect the trade route that ran from Bohemia to Silesia, Książ was acquired by the Hochberg dynasty in 1508, and it was under their long-term stewardship that the castle gained its rather extraordinary form. The First News/TFN

Nestled on a rocky promontory, surrounded by dense, moody forests, there’s an element of mysticism that comes unshakably attached. Looking at it from afar, its everything a castle should be: ominous and striking but with a fairy tale dazzle.

Stunning 600-year-old frescoes celebrated at Lublin castle

Funded by King Władysław Jagiełło, the medieval ruler of Lithuania and Poland, and painted by a small group of masters, the polychromes were completed in 1418.

The Lure Of Reszel

Who can fail to be enraptured rolling into Reszel. As far as arrivals go, it’s the kind of entrance that sends spirits soaring: puttering across an arcing Gothic bridge that spans the River Sajna, cars pootle past neat lines of townhouses before coming to a standstill in front of a hulking fortress. Even in the warm glow of a summer sunset, there’s something about it that feels ominous and heavy.

Englishman’s home is his castle, literally!

The First News talks to Brit who turned Polish palace into family home – and more.

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