The history of Oradea Castle dates back to nearly 1000 years, and it has all the ingredients that make it a first-class tourist attraction, not only for the city of Oradea on the banks of the Creshol River, but also for the western region of Romania, and in a broader sense for the region of Central and Eastern Europe. With its past, ancient history, amazing architecture, stories and legends about some of the events that left their mark on the castle, and all this and more give it the attractiveness and originality coveted by many other landmarks.