Castle of Somló, Castle ruin in Somlószőlős, Veszprém County, Hungary

Castle of Somló is a ruined fortress on the northern side of the basalt Somló hill near Doba. Its irregular layout includes inner towers and several courtyards, approached by a preserved drawbridge over an eight-metre dry moat. The most characteristic feature is a hexagonal tower, once thought to be the kitchen and now considered a chapel. Carved door and window frames from the Bakócz era remain visible.

The castle was first documented in 1352 as castrum Somlo, when King Louis the Great took it from János, son of Csenik, and gave it to Benedek, son of Heim. Tamás Bakócz bought it in 1494 and rebuilt it as a Renaissance castle with a chapel. After 1707, when Vak Bottyán captured it during the Rákóczi war, it lost strategic value and fell into ruin.

The castle's name survives in the village Somlószőlős, whose name means "Somló grape" and refers to the vineyards on the mountain's slopes. The hexagonal tower in the inner courtyard is now thought to have served as a chapel, based on old records that once placed the kitchen there.

Access is via a narrow road with limited parking, followed by a steep hiking trail up to the hilltop. The path is easiest to navigate on dry days, as wet conditions make the climb more challenging.

The castle is a state-owned monument registered under number 9845. Its hexagonal tower, the structure most associated with the site, may have held the kitchen according to old records, though it is now thought to have served as a chapel.