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Gyula, the historical spa town

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<strong>Gyula</strong> Fortress<br />

The more than 600-year-old<br />

<strong>Gyula</strong> fortress is <strong>the</strong> symbol<br />

of our <strong>town</strong> and <strong>the</strong> same time<br />

its oldest built heritage. This is<br />

<strong>the</strong> only Gothic flatland brickmasonry<br />

fortress in Central-<br />

Europe, which remained intact.<br />

After <strong>the</strong> siege of 1566,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Ottomans ruled it for 129<br />

years.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> museum of <strong>the</strong> restored<br />

fortress opened in<br />

2005, 24 exhibition rooms<br />

present <strong>the</strong> centuries old<br />

history of <strong>the</strong> <strong>town</strong>.

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