The former fortress surrounded by a moat and serves to protect the city from attacks by the enemy Pardubice, now transformed into a luxurious Renaissance castle, which has been preserved in perfect condition and placed under several museums, including the Museum of East Bohemia.

In the XIII century, when there appeared castle, formerly called Pordobi, Pardubice was a small village, inhabited by artisans and merchants. Aristocrats thought this town unworthy of your attention, so come here very rarely. The original and the castle, and he belonged to the genus Pardubice local gentry, one of whose representatives - Arnost - was a prominent person of the church and held a high position in the Prague diocese. In 1420 Pardubice castle became the property of the family of the future of the Czech ruler George of Podebrady, but he did not appreciate the gothic castle and sold it with ease. Castle several times passed from hand to hand, sometimes being completed and repaired. In the middle of the XV century it was surrounded by walls, some of which can be seen today.

Turning uncomfortable castle into a luxury Palace happened when William II Pernštejn, who all of a sudden chose Pardubice as his residence.

During the Thirty Years War, the castle has been attacked three times the Swedes, who inflicted irreparable damage as a fortified and the castle itself. To put it in the proper form, it took about a hundred years and a fortune.

Pernštejn owned the castle for as long as their race has not disappeared from the face of the Earth. Probably the palace so would have changed hands, if he had not bought the city for the organization of the museum exhibition in the old interiors. Now you can see the huge collection of postcards, objects made of glass, weapons.