Secret passages
On the tours.
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Czocha Castle is a defensive castle in the village of Sucha in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland, on the shore of Lake Leśnia near the Kwisa river, about 32 km in a straight line west of the city of Jelenia Góra. It was built in the 13th century as a stronghold on the border between Bohemia and Lusatia, on the orders of King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, on a rock of gneiss. Its oldest part is the keep, to which living quarters were added over the centuries. In the early 20th century a new owner had it restored by the architect Bodo Ebhardt, giving it its present look of steep red roofs and towers. The castle is famous for its secret passages, hidden doors and concealed staircases inside the walls, revealed on guided tours. A stone bridge crosses a moat at the entrance, and the walls look over the lake and surrounding forests. Today the castle houses a hotel and a museum. An entry fee is charged for tours. The area is quiet countryside, and a visit pairs well with the Karkonosze mountains near Jelenia Góra.
On the tours.
Oldest part.
Views from the walls.
Sucha, Leśna, Lower Silesia, Poland
Yes, the castle houses a hotel.
About 32 km in a straight line.