01. Castle Blatná
A single glance shows when someone takes good care of their property and is able to apply a business spirit. The castle ticket office even sells feed for the deer who live in the game park; they’re so tame, that they’ve allegedly wandered all the…
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Bechyně Chateau
You can have a romantic wedding here as well. Even Petr Vok of Rožmberk and Kateřina of Ludanice got married here in 1580. The atmosphere of Bechyně evokes the picturesque town of Český Krumlov, the seat of the Rožmberks. For more than three…
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Cerhonice Fortresrt
At first glance, this unobtrusive village near Písek is nothing special. From a distance, though, the visible fortress tower suggests the presence of a small but massive castle building. Behind the windows of the bare façade of the residential part,…
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Český Rudolec Castle
The Český Rudolec Castle, often called Little Hluboká, is hard to overlook, since its four-sided Neo-Gothic tower can be seen from far away. During the season, it’s always open from Wednesday to Sunday, and up to 200 visitors arrive over the weekend…
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Dobrohoř Chateau
The Dobrohoř Chateau is located on the outskirts of the town of Staré Město pod Landštejnem. The Dobrohoř settlement was always part of the larger castle estates, but there was also an agricultural extension here that the Herberstein family…
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Dražíč Fortress - Castle of Youth
About 6 kilometers from Bechyně in South Bohemia stands Dražíč, the 2011 Village of the Year. The village is home to a well-maintained brewery with the Lipan distillery, and just behind it there is an entrance to the garden and the park with a…
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Drslavice Fortress
The first written mention of the village of Drslavice comes from 1384, but experts claim that the local guard fortress was probably founded 200 years earlier. It was originally a ruler’s dwelling that looked like a fairy tale castle in the Middle…
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Dub Chateau
Today’s small town of about 500 inhabitants with its small castle on the town square bears the name of Jan of Dub, and later the Dubský family. The chateau is used when the mayor performs marriages and welcomes newborn citizens, and it’s also a…
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Lnáře Castle
Don’t be fooled by the plaque at the entrance to Lnáře Castle that reads “State Castle, Building of the Office of the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic”. The plaque is a reminder that the government actually had its headquarters there. In the…
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Měšice Chateau near Tábor
The building stands at the main road and doesn’t attract too much attention at first glance; the interesting part is concealed inside. This is the headquarters for the Czech Institute for International Meetings (ČIMS), whose founder Dr. Jan Nepomuk…
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Mitrovitcz Castle
When the Mitrowicz company began to rescue the chateau in Koloděje nad Lužnicí more than a decade ago, it was little more than half-broken farm buildings damaged from the 2002 floods, sporadic tree growth, and broken foundations. The condition of…
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Pluhův Žďár Chateau
Pluhův Žďár is located near Kardašova Řečice, about 16 km from Jindřichův Hradec. The center of a former agricultural estate, it now has a landscaped garden, and a new entrance and outdoor parking lot are planned, as well as a fountain that’s not…
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Skalice Chateu
Just near the main road from Vimperk to Strakonice lies the village of Bohumilice, where a small local castle offers the possibility to stable horses, take rides, or spend an unusual “horse” vacation. Children sign up to the camp every year to learn…
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Stráž nad Nežárkou Castle
This was an important guard location in the past. Throughout history, the site was a border guard point, a fortified settlement, an important guard castle, and finally a residential chateau. A number of aristocratic families alternated ownership…
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Vítkův Hrádek
This is the highest elevated castle in Bohemia, standing since the 12th century as a border fortress of the ancient Vítkovec family as well as the Lords of the Rose. It was the Lords of the Rose that later divided into the many five-petalled roses…
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Wehrburg Cuknštejn
Near Nové Hrady, near the Austrian border, stands the Cuknštejn Fortress, known to Europeans from films. Two Czech fairy tales were filmed there in 2000 and 2008, (Královský slib, Ať žijí rytíři), ZDF Germany filmed Puppenspieler here, and in autumn…
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