Open from 10:00 to 17:00, last admission at 16:15.

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Open from 10 AM to 4 PM. Last entry at 3.15 PM.

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Due to the flood situation, Devín Castle will remain closed also during the upcoming weekend 21st and 22nd September.
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The Devín Castle Offers Several Improvements. The two year renovation project improved the comfort of visitors and accessibility to the castle site for people with disabilities in particular. 

The Devín Castle Offers Several Improvements. The two year renovation project improved the comfort of visitors and accessibility to the castle site for people with disabilities in particular. 

Bratislava, 13th September 2023: The extensive project of the Devín Castle renovation titled Culture Across – Cultural Bridges across the River of Morava started by Bratislava City Museum (BCM) in 2021 has been successfully completed. There were several activities...

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Taste is hidden behind the variety of meadows 

Taste is hidden behind the variety of meadows 

Animals distinguish between particular kinds and species of plants both visually and upon their taste and they can distinguish whether a plant is young – juicy, full of required nutrients, and easily digestible – or it is old, with lower content of nutrients, and less...

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It was a diverse meadow instead of a forest here

It was a diverse meadow instead of a forest here

We can see a forest on the slopes of Devínska Kobyla, but it does not belong there. It was artificially planted on the rocky slopes at the time of socialism since the slopes were considered ugly and non-productive. At those times, exotic woody plants – Robinia...

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Mixed bones as well as nations 

Mixed bones as well as nations 

An interesting story is behind the skeletal findings uncovered in Devín by the archaeologist Inocent Ladislav Červinka in 1991 and 1992. A church cemetery from the 10th to 13th century was discovered there. The deceased were laying tightly next to one another with...

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Cyclopean masonry

Cyclopean masonry

Using the slang of preservationists, this ironic expression indicates the approach applied in the past during restoration of walls in castles and ruins. When the construction works in the Devín Castle started in the 80s of the 20th century, the goal was to distinguish...

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Where can we find legendary Carnuntum? 

Where can we find legendary Carnuntum? 

Devín is a milestone for the Austrian patriots and Austrian historical science too, who are constantly looking for Carnuntum, the capital of the Kingdom of Noricum. It was founded by Celts after crossing the Alps and occupying the territory to the south from the...

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One of the oldest green roofs in Slovakia 

One of the oldest green roofs in Slovakia 

The wooden structure protecting one of the most precious sites (cella memoriae) is designed so as to copy the terrain and to be integrated in the castle panorama in a sensitive manner. The wooden structure is carrying one of the oldest green roofs that has ever been...

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