Description

“It stands gloriously even today, from the distance it looks alive bringing the life of  the past, it seems that the old noblemen are just preparing us a warm welcome…” Veliki Tabor, like Trakoscan, sits majestically atop a hill above a lush valley and it is one of the best preserved late medieval and Renaissance castles in the continental part of Croatia. Built by the noble Rattkay family during the 16th century, it stayed in their arms till 1793. The oldest part of the complex is the central fortified building – donjon – used for dwelling and defence. Among the owners was a famous Croatian painter, Oton Ivekovic, whose brush depicted the castle and the picturesque scenery around in numerous paintings.