WATCHING OVER SEVNICA’S OLD TOWN CENTRE
The Sevnica Castle, situated on the hill above the old town centre, and the Lutheran Cellar on its slope are two of the city’s biggest attractions. The castle holds different museum collections and the two nicely renovated buildings nowadays mostly play a cultural and representative part.
In the castle, one can also find a reception room in baroque style with a meeting room, a conference and a wedding hall and a gallery. On the 2nd floor of the southeastern tower, the visitors can feast their eyes on the beautifully renovated late-baroque frescos. On the 1st floor of the southwestern tower, there is a recently renovated chapel in renaissance-baroque style. The castle also holds a school- and firefighting collections, collection on exiles and the collection ‘Kamni govorijo’, ”Talking Stones’. In this collection, the remainders of the stone statues offer a glimpse of life in the late Roman era in this area. There is also the gallery of decorative arts collected by Ivan Razboršek. In the castle, one can also find the Castle puppet theatre, whose performances are frequently enjoyed by the children. Due to its incredible acoustics, the Lutheran cellar with its renovated façade and roof often hosts musical concerts and other events.
The castle offers many permanent and temporary exhibitions (baroque salon, tower with frescoes, wedding and conference hall, school collection, firefighting collection, exile collection, Castle Chapel, the Ornamental Arts Collection of Ivan Razboršek and other collections from various artists etc.) as well as a Sevnica Castle Puppet Theatre with workshops and puppet & theatre plays for the youngest visitors. The castle also hides a Castle wine cellar with a vast choice of wines & wine tastings & local delicacies.
