One weekend, a larger group of me visited the Füzér Castle/Fortress, which is a medieval castle on top of a volcanic mountain rising in the immediate vicinity of the Füzér settlement.

Its first written mention dates from 1264, although it probably existed before the Tatár invasion. According to assumptions, it was built by the Aba family during the Árpád era, and its speciality is that it may be one of the first privately owned stone castles in Hungary. In the 13th century II. András bought the castle, which was part of the royal estate until the Tatár invasion, and then returned to the Aba's by way of donation. After the battle of rozgony/battle, it was confiscated by Róbert Károly and became the property of Drugeth- and then to the Perényi family. When Gábor Perényi died without a male heir in 1567, the castle first passed to the Báthori family and then to the Nádasdy family. After the Wesselényi conspiracy, the castle was confiscated, and then the imperial military burned it and left it behind.

The value of the building complex, which had been crumbling for centuries, was recognized again during the Romantic era, and from that time it came under the purview of heritage protection. Archaeological excavations were carried out from 1977, renovation works began from 1992, and between 2014 and 2016 the so-called lower castle was built, the castle chapel, palace wing and lower bastion of the upper castle were renewed, so today it is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Hungary. The renovation of the castle continues within the framework of the National Castle Program, the second phase of the reconstruction of the Füzéri Upper Castle is being realized. pace.