MOST BEAUTIFUL CASTLE IN EUROPE - Slovenia - Ptuj some words and my photography #2

In this blog you can see allot of pictures I made when my friend and I went on a coffee on our beautiful castle and I will share some words and links so you can read more about our amazing historical city.

This is the oldest city in Slovenia you can visit: http://www.ptuj.info/en and read all about it and allot of events that are in near future.

Some words about Ptuj Castle from: https://www.culture.si/en/Ptuj_Castle

Ptuj Castle is a branch unit of the Ptuj – Ormož Regional Museum and is together with the castle hill one of the major tourist attractions in Slovenia. The castle houses the collections of the regional museum, including its Musical Instruments Collection, the famous Turqueries, the paintings with Turkish motifs from the 17th century and the Shrovetide carnival masks and folk costumes collection.

HISTORY

(My friend @chedo and in the back is the clone of oldest wine plant on world)

The site of Ptuj Castle was settled in prehistoric and Roman times and by at least the 9th century, a fortification is known to have been here. Work on the mediaeval fortress began in the first half of the 12th century under Archbishop Konrad of Salzburg, the then-feudal lord of Ptuj, whose imposing residence (today's Leslies' wing) still survives today. The Archbishops subsequently rented the castle to the lords of Ptuj, nobles who had won fame fighting the Hungarians.

During the 300 years that they lived in Ptuj, the lords also left their mark as founders of Minorite and Dominican monasteries, and as builders of the pilgrimage church at Ptujska Gora. The tombstone of the last lord of Ptuj, Friedrich IX, was built into the castle's ground floor. Major reconstructions in the Renaissance and Baroque periods left a strong stamp on the castle.

From 1656 to 1802 the castle was inhabited by the Leslies. The last owners, the Counts of Herberstein, occupied the castle from 1873 until 1945; the Herbersteins thoroughly renovated the castle in 1912, supported archaeological excavations in the castle precinct, and maintained their own archaeological collection. Following the nationalisation of the castle in 1945 the building, together with its rich furniture and fittings, was incorporated into the Ptuj Museum.

You can make this coin on a machine for 1€ and 5 cent € coin that is transformed to Ptuj castle coin

COLLECTIONS

On the ground floor visitors can inspect musical instruments used in the past by wealthy Ptuj noblemen and citizens. The instruments reflect various faces of the musical past, and recordings of the music once played on them enliven the exhibit. The most beautiful castle chambers are on the first floor. Displays of period furniture, tapestries, paintings, and small everyday objects present household furnishings from the second half of the 16th century to the second half of the 19th century.

The Festival Hall houses the collection of Turqueries. These are paintings with Turkish motifs all dating back to the 17th century. They depict renowned Turkish and European military commanders and dignitaries, ladies from the Ottoman empire, and inhabitants of distant nations. The collection gives evidence of the growing interest educated Europeans started to show for foreign cultures, and is the biggest such collection in Europe.

Take a look on a sun watch we had on smartphones and all others on 1h more than the sun hour told us that is... were they wrong in past or are we wrong now OR are we wrong all the time? Please comment below what you think!

The castle art gallery boasts some of the most beautiful examples of Gothic and Baroque art in Slovenia. In May 2012 a new permanent collection of the traditional carnival costumes and masquerade figures from Ptujsko polje, Dravsko polje, Haloze, and Slovenske Gorice was set up in the renovated castle horse stables.

I hope you like this post and if you come to Ptuj let me know and will help you get all you need.
Peace, Tadej