Houska Castle
Hrad Houska

An old Gothic style castle that is perfectly hidden in the deep forest and riddled with mystery, come if you dare!

• Now guests are welcome to come visit the castle in the scenic forest and check out all of its strange features, including fake windows that are actually just a painted façade.
• Enter Dante's Hell: in a carriage house outside of the main castle, you can witness the work based on the Divine Comedy by Danto Alighieri from the 14th century.
• A creepy history! The castle was said to have been built on top of a hole in the ground referred to as the Gateway to Hell. The legend says a half-animal, half-human creature would crawl out of the pit at night to pull the unlucky ones back down with them. Some visitors claimed to have heard scratching or screaming coming from the floors beneath. Do you think you would hear it? Read more about it here.