Vincent Poon :: Predjama Castle
 
Predjama castle is located in the middle of a 123 m high limestone cliff, overhanging in the entrance of a cave
 
Listed in the Guinness World Records as the largest cave castle in the world, it was also meant to be one of the most impregnable castles in the Medieval times. It was only fallen once due to the betrayal of a servant. The view itself was well worth the detour if you are visiting the Postojna Cave!
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Predjama is crouching magnificently in its cave. As you approach by road, you would not see it until the last moment.
Started with a 9th century tiny castle, over the centuries, different castles were built here, and they gradually moved out to the mouth of the cave.
Erasmus, the 15th Century castle owner, used this as a base to conduct many Robin Hood-style raids. Soldiers were sent to defeat him but the siege lasted over a year and the defense was so strong that they only defeated him by bombarding him while he was at the loo, the most vulnerable place in the whole structure (the small house on the left)
The entrance to the stable and the underground cave beneath the castle
Predjama is crouching magnificently in its cave. As you approach by road, you would not see it until the last moment.
Started with a 9th century tiny castle, over the centuries, different castles were built here, and they gradually moved out to the mouth of the cave.
Erasmus, the 15th Century castle owner, used this as a base to conduct many Robin Hood-style raids. Soldiers were sent to defeat him but the siege lasted over a year and the defense was so strong that they only defeated him by bombarding him while he was at the loo, the most vulnerable place in the whole structure (the small house on the left)
The entrance to the stable and the underground cave beneath the castle
To visit the cave underneath you will have to be well equipped, the tour is only available during the summer months and is only for those physically fit
The castle was built inside a huge cave to make access to it difficult.
Entrance of the castle via the drawbridge
Inside the castle, as you could see, some of the walls were the natural cliff of the mountain
To visit the cave underneath you will have to be well equipped, the tour is only available during the summer months and is only for those physically fit
The castle was built inside a huge cave to make access to it difficult.
Entrance of the castle via the drawbridge
Inside the castle, as you could see, some of the walls were the natural cliff of the mountain
Coat of Arms
This was found inside the tortue room, I guess we all know what this is for
The toilet where Erasmus was betrayed and killed by a cannon ball that led to the fall of the castle
Coat of Arms
This was found inside the tortue room, I guess we all know what this is for
The toilet where Erasmus was betrayed and killed by a cannon ball that led to the fall of the castle

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