View the virtual reconstruction of Fiľakovo castle in all its sumptuousness

After hundreds of years, Fiľakovo castle is undergoing renovation.

(Source: Mihály Zsolt/Youtube)
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It used to be a place of love as well as hard battles. The history of Fiľakovo castle is rich and shrouded with many legends. In the end, the Turks sealed the castle’s fate, My Novohrad wrote.

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After hundreds of years, Fiľakovo castle is undergoing renovation. Some parts of the castle have already been conserved and reconstructed and there is also ongoing archaeological research.

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Hungarian graphic artists Zsolt Mihály has published a virtual reconstruction of the castle on Youtube. This confirms that it used to be a sumptuous place.

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