The castle in Boldogkő is a mediaeval castle on the cliff next to Boldogkőváralja on the east side of the valley of the River Hernád. The beauty of the scenery, the relatively good condition of the castle make this place a popular tourist destination, which is one of the stops in the National Blue Hiking Trail.

Either Jaak’s son, Land-steward Tyba from the Tomaj kindred or Seneschal Aba Amadé may have got the first part of the castle (an old tower surrounding a rampart) built after the Mongol invasion (1241-42). During the Turkish invasion it was one of the scenes of the intensive fights between the emperor and the king and the owner was often changed.

In 1666 Conqueror Rákóczi György got it and later during the Kuruc-times (anti-Habsburg rebels in Royal Hungary between 1671 and 1711) it had an important role several times, but before Rákóczi War of Independence, in 1701 it was made uninhabitable by the imperials. The ruin was gained by the Jesuits in the 18th century and used it to store crops. Later it belonged to the Péchy then the Zichy family, who did not live in the uncomfortable fortress, but they used the Baroque mansion built in the serf village instead. In spite of its past, it is one of our mediaeval castles remaining in the best condition.

After 2009, several parts of the building was renovated with the financial help of the European Union. The exhibition halls have been modernized, and today the forge from the 16th century can also be visited.