Bojnice Castle ek aisa mahal hai jo kisi pari kahani se nikla hua lagta hai. Yeh mahal Slovakia ke Madhya Europe wale hisson mein, ek chhoti si jagah Bojnice mein sthit hai. Slovakia ka yeh castle apni adbhut sundarta aur itihasik mahatva ke liye mashhoor hai. Yeh ek medieval castle hai jo zamanon se rajao aur samridh vyaktiyon ka ghar raha hai. Aaj yeh duniya bhar ke paryatakon ke liye ek prasiddh paryatan sthal ban chuka hai.
Bojnice Castle ki sthapna 12vi shatabdi mein hui thi, jab yeh pehle ek wooden fortress hua karta tha. Dheere-dheere, isse stone structure mein badla gaya aur alag-alag yugon mein isme kai navinikaran kiye gaye. Sabse bada parivartan 19vi shatabdi mein aaya jab Count János Ferenc Pálffy ne ise ek fairytale castle ka roop dene ka faisla kiya. Unhone French Gothic aur Renaissance styles ka use karke mahal ko aur bhi bhavya bana diya. Aaj yeh mahal unhi badlaavon ka ek sundar pratik hai jo dekhne walon ko mantramugdh kar deta hai.
Yeh mahal sirf apni sundarta ke liye hi nahi, balki apni rahasyamay kahaniyon aur rochak itihaas ke liye bhi jaana jata hai. Kaha jata hai ki mahal ke andar ek gupt surang hai jo kisi door tak jaata hai. Log yeh bhi maante hain ki yahan kuch aise rahasya hain jo aaj tak suljhaaye nahi gaye. Ek aur dilchasp baat yeh hai ki mahal mein ek “Golden Room” hai jismein soneri patton se sunder chitrankit designs banaye gaye hain. Is room ki diwarein ek anokha aakarshan hai jo dekhne walon ko apne jaadu mein baandh leti hain.
Bojnice Castle sirf ek itihasik virasat hi nahi balki ek cultural center bhi hai. Har saal yahan kai paryatan aur manoranjan sammelan aayojit kiye jaate hain. Sabse prasiddh “International Festival of Ghosts and Spirits” hai, jo har saal April aur May ke mahine mein hota hai. Is tyohar ke dauraan mahal ko ek haunted house ki tarah sajaya jata hai aur yahan bhooton aur paranormal activities se judi kahaniyan sunayi jati hain.
Is castle ka ek aur aakarshan iska sundar bagicha hai jo ise aur bhi zyada dilkash banata hai. Mahal ke aaspaas ek bada botanical garden hai jismein kai prakar ke rare podhe aur vriksh hain. Yahaan par ek prachin lime tree bhi hai jo lagbhag 700 saal purana hai.
Agar aap Bojnice Castle dekhne ka mann bana rahe hain, toh sabse accha samay garmiyon ka hota hai jab yahan ka mausam suhana hota hai. Yeh castle Bratislava, jo Slovakia ki rajdhani hai, se lagbhag 180 km door hai aur vahan se yahaan aasani se pahucha ja sakta hai. Aaj yeh mahal sirf ek itihasik yaadgar nahi, balki ek sapnon ka mahal ban chuka hai jismein har saal hazaron paryatak aate hain aur iski khoobsurti mein kho jaate hain.