the town castle area

Nice place to grab a few photos. While nothing "spectacular" compared to other European castles this is a nice visit for those that happen to be touring the area. Upkeep seems a bit better than a few other of the attractions in Banska Bystica but let's be real, there are only a dozen or so "tourist attractions" in the town to start with. Take a day (or 2) and see them all.

Well, this is really a lovely place.. in summer with the flowers and the market on saturday, or in winter with the snow and the christmas market.. just lovely!

The area of the cental castle complex is small,but very photogenic.The Castle Museum is not that exciting to be honest though.

The picture above is not so representing this area, because is showing only one part of The Town Castle area - this is the old Town Hall only, just now is there located gallery. Best representation of this area is the Barbican. The old Town Castle consist of some separate buildings: The Church of Virgin Mary (called The German Church), The Matej House (museum), The Church of Holy Cross (called the Slovak Church), The old Town Hall (gallery). The Barbican was used to entry gate to the Castle area, now it is entrance to the restaurant. Around these buildings are some part of fortifications and bastions. Area is fully accessible whole year because it is living area of town. This area is connected to SNP square.

A stroll along this area is quite rewarding. It has shops and cafe's lining the street, and has a nice mountain backdrop. Worth the time to stop by and take a look.

Gallery inside the castle is wonderful. I most enjoyed the wood tiled ceiling that had the Holy Roman emporers painted on them.

Outside is better than inside... You can walk around the castle and to take more photos but inside is not so perfect. Some festivals happened there inside the castle.

renovated building with changeable exhibitions, sometimes behind the buidings on open air is hold performance of puppet show for kids

Очень понравилась прогулка около замка!Старинная площадь Банской Быстрицы впечатляет красотой стиля!Он какой-то особенный ,словацкий!

Прекрасное место для прогулок, чисто, тихо, красиво. Прекрасно сохранившийся ансамбль средневековых зданий.

Здорово прогуляться около замка. Как будто попадаешь в средневековый город. Также симпатичны и все рядом расположенные строения.

Очень красиво. Пересечение истории и современности, подчеркнутость линий, стиль. Все в едином. Поразительно и великолепно