Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles meet here to create a unique 14th century castle.

There are many legends related to Corvin Castle, the most famous being the legend of the raven.
The symbol of the old Corvin familly is a raven holding a golden ring in its beak. The legend sais that John of Hunedoara (Ioan de Hunedoara) was the illegitimate son of king Sigismund and his mother was Elisabeta, a beautiful woman from the region of Hateg. To avoid dishonoring Elisabeta, the king married her to one of his knights. Sigismund also gave her a ring, as a gift for the unborn child, in order for him to be recognized in future when he will return to the royal court.

One day, during a familly picknic, the ring was forgotten on a side of the towel and a raven, attracted by the shining gold, stole it. Ioan of Hunedoara managed to strike the raven with an arrow and got his ring back form the raven's beak. When this story was told at the royal court, the king decided to make the raven with the ring in the beak, the symbol of the royal familly. Also, the name of Corvin itself comes from the Latin "corvus" ("corb" in Romanian), which means "raven".

As any respectable Castles, this one has two a large number of legends and stories to tell but we advise you to discover them by going there.

When to go?

Opening hours in summer: Tuesday - Sunday: 0900 to 1800; Monday: 0900 to 1500.

Opening hours in winter: Tuesday - Sunday: 0900 to 1600; Monday: 0900 to 1500.

How to go?

Got to Hunedoara City and find the City Hall. From there you will have access to Constantin Bursan Street and you will see Corvin Castle.

Address: Muzeul Castelul Corvinestilor, nr. 1-3, Hunedoara, Jud. Hunedoara, 331141.

More info on this castle

Try the official website of the castle: www.castelulcorvinilor.ro

Where to stay

See a list of hotels in Hunedoara County, HERE.