The Füzér castle was first mentioned in 1264, when it belonged to a local clan leader, Andronicus the Blind. It had been built before the Mongol invasion on a step hill reaching more than 550 metres high. After the end of the war, the castle was soon taken over by the king who used it as one of his more important eastern strongholds. Thus, in 1529, the royal insignia were kept there and not at the usual castle, Visegrád.

Around the same time, the castle was heavily and fitted with a tower at the entrance gate, inspired by Italian architecture. In the end of the 17th century it was burned down in order to prevent the castle to be used by rebels and bands of robbers, who had harassed locals in the vicinity. After its destruction, the walls crumbled and the site was pillaged for its building material.

In 1910, the first plan to rebuilt the castle was hatched, but nothing came out of it. In 1977 archaeological excavations were undertaken, which were resumed in 1992. In 2012 planning permission was granted for the full reconstruction.

In 2016 the castle reopened for business with an exhibitions on castles in Hungary, a lapidary, as well as exhibitions on minting, winegrowing and beer production. The aim of the tourism development has been to turn Füzér Castle into a fitting showcase for Hungarian history of the 16th and 17th centuries, illustrating the day-to-day lives of the people who lived there as well as the customs of those times To achieve this, the architectural solutions chosen have been defined by the period, while interior furnishings reflect local crafts. However, the castle is not above trafficking on its “medieval splendour” – with a great hall, and an completely rebuilt chapel fitted with replicas of medieval art – a whole “new” altarpiece – the period chosen for the reconstruction seems to be a mixture. In the village, a craft centre and a local open-air museum tell the story of life in the 19th and 20th centuries.