Hilltop castle
Above the lake.
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Niedzica Castle, also known as Dunajec Castle, stands in the far south of Poland in the village of Niedzica in Lesser Poland, in the Pieniny Mountains, about 30 km northeast of Zakopane in a straight line. The castle was built between 1320 and 1326 on the site of an old stronghold ringed by earthen walls. It stands at 566 metres on a hill near the dam of Lake Czorsztyn. For centuries it was an important centre of Polish-Hungarian relations and a border post with Hungary, and it is considered one of the most picturesque castles in the country, gracing the covers of many books. The white castle with its towers and pointed red roofs stands on a wooded rocky hill directly above the blue water of Lake Czorsztyn, mirrored on the surface, with green hills around the lake and the ruins of Czorsztyn Castle on the opposite shore. Visitors explore the castle courtyards, halls and museum and look out from its walls over the lake and dam. The best view of the whole castle is from the Czorsztyn Castle ruins across the water, and boat trips between the two castles run in summer.
Above the lake.
Blue water.
The best view.
Niedzica, Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland, Poland
From the Czorsztyn Castle ruins opposite.
The Dunajec River Gorge.