Rehech castle stands on top of 625-meter-high mountain located between two villages and Mogyoróska Regec.

The first mention of the castle were in 1307. The castle was built by members of the nation Aba, perhaps in XIII-XIV centuries. In the following centuries the castle was under royal possession. During the middle ages the following family owned lock, Shapolyay, Wednesday, Alah and Esterhazy.

The castle served his last military purpose during the revolution, led by Tekeli, when it became a place of storage of war materials to "Kuruc". In 1685 the mercenaries of "Keizer" blew the dust wall.

In 1990 excavations began thanks to the initiative of the Hungarian patriots.

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Boldogkő Castle, or in English – ‘Happy Stone castle‘ can be seen from a far due to it’s high location on a cliff, the protruding headland which separates it dramatically out of the general view of the vally.  The castle is located right next to Boldogkőváralja village.
The book “Walking in Hungary” (By Tom Chrystal & Beáta Dósa”) suggests that it was given the name ‘Happy Stone Castle‘ because it managed to avoid the worst of the Ottoman wars.

Originally built in XIII. Century chateau built. At the Boldogkőer castle were important development work in recent years, was made. The castle houses a mineral exhibition and an exhibition of military history.

Open from: January 01
Open till: December 31
Opening hours: 1. November - 31. March 
Monday-Sunday: 9:00pm-16:00am 
Admission: Adults: 1100 HUF 
Students (6-18 years): 700 HUF 
Retired (60 years): 700 HUF 
Group ticket discount: 1 attendant may go in free at 15. head on all of them with the single shopping of the tickets happening in a sum! 
The ticket received in the castle authorizes the kind visitors for the country house's free inspection.
Disabled accessible: no
Function: in its original function, cultural institution
Phone number: +3646306039
Services: café, buffet, toilet/WC
Architectural stile: Neo-Gothic
Type: fortress, castle, palace, mansion
Attendability: in opening hours time



Boldogkő Castle

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.