Orava — the eagle’s nest above the riverOrava — orlie hniezdo nad riekou

The Castle That Climbs a CliffHrad, ktorý šplhá po skale

Orava Castle does not sit on its hill so much as climb it. From the village street at Oravský Podzámok the walls rise in tiers — gate above gate, courtyard above courtyard — until the citadel stands on bare limestone some 112 metres above the Orava river. It is a furnished museum castle today, and the climb through it is the visit.Oravský hrad na svojom brale ani tak nestojí, ako naň šplhá. Z dedinskej ulice v Oravskom Podzámku stúpajú múry v poschodiach — brána nad bránou, nádvorie nad nádvorím — až citadela stojí na holom vápenci asi 112 metrov nad riekou Orava. Dnes je to zariadený múzejný hrad a samotný výstup ním je celou návštevou.