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Pusta Bela

The remains of a castle that burned down in 1481, now an important archaeological site overlooking the Bednja valley.

Pusta Bela is the name of the remains of a castle that burned down in 1481 and is now an important archaeological site. Built in a fairy-tale setting, near a drinking-water spring and with a lovely view of the Bednja valley, the castle has an intriguing history, including the legend that the English king Richard the Lionheart stayed here on his way home from the Third Crusade.

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