The castle is open in normal mode. Check our opening hours. On Sunday, 30 August and 27 September, admission to selected guided tours at this site will be free of charge. Please obtain your free ticket in advance through the online booking system. Capacity for each guided tour is limited. On these special days, the following tours will be available: 30.8. tours I., II., III. a IV. and 27.9. tours I. a II.
Castle prison, dungeon and torture
You can find Hungermorn with a torture house in the oldest surviving stone building of the Castle of the Shire Tower from the first half of the 13th century. On the ground floor there is a foyer, completed on the first floor with two prison cellars. On the second floor there is a torture shop with replicas of torture instruments and presentations of torture. Visitors can do everything and try it out. In July and August, the circuit is accessible only with a guide. In the months of May, June and September the circuit is accessible separately without a Guide II. Entrance to the castle.
As a defensive tower, it protected the only access to the wooden fortifications at that time. Originally, the tower was residential (for the castle crew); in later times, when it lost its significance (at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries), the tower served as a gunpowder store (it was called dusty). Since 1679, a castle prison with a famine has been set up in the tower. There were prisoners of disobedience and imprisonment here.
Organization of tours: guided tour, the circuit is open only in July and August, groups up to 15 people, duration of the tour 30 minutes. The tour can be booked. Foreigners can borrow printed texts in English and German on request. The last tour starts 1 hour before the end of the opening hours. During the tour, you can shoot and film for free.
In the months of May, June and September the circuit is accessible separately without a Guide II. Entrance to the castle.
Photographing and filming during a tour is free without restrictions. Visitors must not stay the length of the tour.
A narrow spiral staircase leads to the tower, traffic up and down is limited. We ask visitors to take care.
Opening hours
| Period | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 7.-31. 8. | tue–sun | 9.00 – 17.00 |
Admission
Czech guide tour
- Kategorie Price
- Adults 25 up to 64 years 220 CZK
- Seniors 65+ 180 CZK
- Youth 18 up to 24 years 180 CZK
- Persons with disabilities with valid identification card/certificate 180 CZK
- Children 6 up to 17 years 70 CZK
- Children under 5 years free
- Person accompanying a disabled person free
- Person accompanying a school group of 15 pupils/students free
- Guide accompanying a group of at least 15 persons free
- "MK ČR" card * not available
- ICOMOS card * not available
- Seasonal NPÚ ticket free
- Single NPÚ tickets free
- NPÚ card free
- "Náš člověk" card * free
- * Valid only for one person (card holder)
Foreign language tours offered in English
- Kategorie Cena
Other tours
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260 CZK (full admission) Buy ticket
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max. 25 people
reservation needed for groups only
annual pass does apply
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this tour is available today 9.00 – 18.00
80 CZK (full admission) Buy ticket
duration 90 minutes
unlimited
reservation not necessary
annual pass does apply
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this tour is available today 9.00 – 17.00
220 CZK (full admission)
duration 30 minutes
max. 20 people
reservation needed for groups only
annual pass does apply