20 September 2014

Predjama Castle

Predjama means in front of the cave. This is one of the few surviving castle caves in the Alpine foothills from the Middle Ages. Dating to 13th c and before, the castle is set against the moist rock just inside the mouth of a cave over 400 ft high. Security features added over the centuries included drawbridges, sentry towers where boiling oil could be poured on intruders, and a dungeon with a small viewing room from the living quarters.