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Heritage tour
Historical memorials
The Ozora Fortress Castle, or the fortresses of Dunaföld- Ozora is a piece of the Renaissance world in this region.
vár and Simontornya are iconic sights of Tolna County. The “Pippo” Castle commemorates the glories of victo-
They symbolize survival. In addition to being almost the ries over the Ottoman empire, as the knight, Pippo Spano
same age as the national state, they used to serve to protect (Filippo Scolari) was a great soldier of King Sigismund,
the homeland and the Christian European values. Th e Ot- who also won the love of Borbála Ozorai. Th e Gothic-
toman occupation affected Tolna County to a large extent, style castle stood out among the other castles of the time,
and greatly determined its current situation in terms of which is explained by the Italian origin of the Pippo Castle.
the composition of nationality, folk traditions, or further The way of the “worshippers of fortresses” can lead to Si-
development. The exhibitions of the castles give an insight montornya (Simon’s tower). The town was named aft er
into this special little world, the historical processes, and Solomon’s son, Simon, the judge royal and the tower he
the past of the county. had built.
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