Four-towered Diósgyőr Castle, almost an icon of Miskolc, is in a suburb 7km to the west. Begun in the 13th century, it was heavily damaged early in the 18th century and was only restored – very insensitively in some places – in the 1950s. Tour the castle’s history displays, wax museum, medieval weapon collection and ramparts. The castle hosts numerous summer events, including plays staged in the castle courtyard and Medieval Castle Days in mid-August. Take tram 1 to the Diósgyőr stop. Then head east on Nagy Lajos Király útja and south on Vár utca.
