GRAD PREDJAMSKI, Slovenia
Channel: Patrick Beckers
Date: 2023-03-02

The current castle was built around 1570 in  a 123-metre-tall cave mouth, after earlier versions were destroyed following a siege (1484) and an earthquake (1567). Since 1946 the castle has been nationalised and opened to the public. One of the most famous owners was Erasmus of Lueg, a robber baron from the 15th century, who after a long siege and after being betrayed by one of his own men was, according to legend, hit by a cannonball while sitting on the lavatory. The restroom was later rebuilt (on the main photo on the far left). Several routes run from the caves behind the castle to the top of the mountain, which could be used during sieges to ensure that the castle could be supplied or people could go outside. To the enemy, these were obviously secret passages.

More info about and pictures of this castle at 
www.castles-across-europe.com