CORVINILOR CASTLE

Legendarily considered one of the world’s scariest buildings, Corvinilor Castle , also known as Huniarzilor Castle, is in fact the medieval fortress of Hunedoara , built in the 15th century and one of Transylvania’s most important Gothic architectural monuments. The fortress was built by John Hunyadi , one of Europe’s most important military and political leaders of the 15th century and father of the most famous Hungarian king, Matei Corvin. Over time , the building underwent important transformations, serving as both strategic fortification and feudal residence.

So evocative is the fortress’ medieval athosphere, it is frequently used as a film location.If you want to experience this ambience yourself, and witness armoured knights fighting for the hearts of beautiful princesses, we invite you to Days of the Castle festival that takes place everu year.

The castle has been used as locationfor several popular movies including Ghost Rider 2 starring Nicholas Cage.