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Andelska hora – Castle ruins from the end of the 14th century, which were built above a town of the same name. It used to be called “the Engel House”. It started to decay after the Swedes conquered it in 1635. The castle was most likely built in order to protect the royal town of Karlovy Vary.
Tours linked to Andelska hora: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Bastei Bridge – Pearl of the Saxon Switzerland: rock bridge made from sand stone, it´s 76 m long. The bridge connects Bastei and the rock castle Neurathen. Crossing the bridge you will have a stunning view across the valley of the river Elbe.
Tours linked to Bastei Bridge: Prague - Dresden
For more info check: www.nationalpark-saechsische-schweiz.de

Becov nad Teplou – An originally Gothic castle founded in the 13th century by the family of the Lords of Osek, later rebuilt in the Renaissance style. In the undercastle is a two-floor chateau from the 18th century with an eight-sided corner tower and a stone bridge.
Tours linked to Becov nad Teplou: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check: http://cestujme.cz/becov/

Cervena Lhota – This fabulous castle reflecting in the water surface of the surrounding lake surprises every visitor. Besides this breathtaking setting, this castle is also proud of its attractive interior.
Tours linked to Cervena Lhota: Prague – Vienna
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Cervene Porici – The castle of Cervene Porici, which was in historical books mentioned for the first time in 1318, is located very close to the water castle Svihov in a village bearing the same name. It is called “red” (“cervene“) because its roofing used to be very dominant.
Tours linked to Cervene Porici: Prague - Regensburg
For more info check:
www.czech-heritage.com

Dacice – The Empire style palace with a remarkable Art Nouveau library and a great garden facility.
Tours linked to Dacice: Prague – Vienna; South Bohemia Tour; UNESCO Tour
For more info check:
www.czech-heritage.com

Divci hrady (The Castles of the Maidens) are ruins of a Gothic castle from the 13th century. It was burnt by the Swedes in 1645 and consequently abandoned.
Tours linked to Divci Hrady: Moravian and Austrian Wine Trails
For more info check:
www.czecot.com

Dobra Voda - The Church of Our Lady of Sorrow is one of the most significant Baroque sacral buildings in South Bohemia. It was built between 1733 - 1735 under the design of K. I. Dienzenhofer.
Tours linked to Dobra Voda: South Bohemia Tour, Beer Tour, UNESCO Tour
For more info check: www.dobravodaucb.cz

Dolni Dvoriste – Gothic church from 1400–1488, three aisles, reticulated ribbed vault, portals of interesting profiles.
Tours linked to Dolni Dvoriste: Prague – Linz
For more info check:
www.jiznicechy.org

Falkenstein – Picturesque ruins of a castle on the conspicuous limestone peak Schlossberg. The castle was built in 1050 as a border stronghold.
Tours linked to Falkenstein: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check: www.turistik.cz

Frejstejn – Ruins of this Gothic castle close to the Vranov Dam were first mentioned in 1331 along with a St. Catherine Chapel. The castle is considered abandoned since the 15th century.
Tours linked to Frejstejn: Prague – Vienna
For more info check:
www.czecot.com

Hardegg View point – Magnificent Romanesque fortress in the valley of the Thaya River dating back to the 12th century with the Museum of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico.
Tours linked to Hardegg view point: Prague – Vienna
For more info check:
www.zamekvranov.cz

Hluboka nad Vltavou Palace – Unique romanticist Tudor style palace with pompous representation halls and a fully preserved estate kitchen. The second most visited Czech Castle.
Tours linked to Hluboka nad Vltavou: UNESCO Tour; Prague – Linz; South Bohemia Tour
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Hranicni zamek – (The Border Chateau) Classicist building from 1826–1827 above the Hlohovecky Pond, standing on the historical border of Moravia and Lower Austria.
Tours linked to Hranicni zamek: Prague – Vienna; Moravian and Austrian Wine Trails; UNESCO Tour
For more info check: www.czecot.com

Cheb – This town was founded in the 11th century on the site of a Slavic settlement. Friedrich Barbarossa had built a Romanesque castle – Emperor’s Fold on the site of the fortifications in the years 1180-90. It is proud of its valuable castle Chapel of St. Erhard and Ursula.
Tours linked to Cheb: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check: www.mestocheb.cz

Jaromerice nad Rokytnou – Large palace complex with a valuable painting collection, reconstructed Baroque halls and rooms furnished with period furniture and musical instruments.
Tours linked to Jaromerice nad Rokytkou: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Jevisovice – The castle was founded approximately in the middle of the 14th century. Two centuries later it was refashioned in the Renaissance style. The manor interiors with their overall insignificant decoration hide an excellent collection of painted folk furniture.
Tours linked to Jevisovice: UNESCO Tour
For more info check: www.pruvodce.com

Kadan – The Castle – This castle was founded around the year 1260 and was rebuilt in 1547 and in 1811 after fires. It served the purpose of military barracks after the year 1750 and this way it lost the Medieval character. Today, there is a library, a ceremonial hall and a gallery.
Tours linked to Kadan: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check:
www.webmapy.cz

Kadan – The Monastery – It is the oldest pilgrimage place of the Fourteen Saint Helpers in the Czech Republic. Today, the monastery is a permanent residence of the City Museum in Kadan. During the day, it is possible to visit (free of charge) the garden of the Monastery were there is a hop-field and a vineyard, which started the wine tradition and wine production in this region.
Tours linked to Kadan: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check:
www.czech-heritage.com

Karlstejn - The most significant medieval castle was built in 1348-1355 under the rule of Charles IV for the purpose of safekeeping the crown jewels and state documents. In the 16th century, it was reconstructed in the Renaissance style and altered in Pseudo-Gothic style in the late 19th century. In the Holy Rood Chapel, we can find a unique collection of 132 Gothic tabular paintings by Master Theodorik from 1360. The castle is situated 40km south-west of Prague.
Tours linked to Karlstejn: Prague - Regensburg
For more info check: www.hradkarlstejn.cz

Klasterec nad Ohri – History of the chateau begins in the early decades of the 16th century. Present-day visitors to the chateau can see the Museum of Czech Porcelain and the local vault of the Thun-Hohenstein family.
Tours linked to Klasterec nad Ohri: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Konopiste – The castle was founded in the late 13th century by the Bishop of Prague, Tobias of Benesov. Franz Ferdinand of Austria Este, a Habsburg archduke, chose Konopiste for his primary residence. The St. George collection and 300.000 hunting trophies are also remarkable.
Tours linked to Konopiste: Prague – Linz; Prague – Vienna
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Königstein Fortress – The "Saxon Bastille" is a famous historic mountaintop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland. The fortress, which for centuries was used as a state prison and which is still intact, is one of Saxony's foremost tourist attractions, with 700,000 visitors per year.
Tours linked to Königstein: Prague Dresden
For more info check:
www.dresden.de

Kozel – The single floor four-winged chateau was built between 1784 and 1789 as an occasional residence for hunting and summer stays. Today, you can see well-preserved rooms with original decorations and furnishings, including tile stoves and period furniture in the Rococo and Louis XVI styles. The chateau is surrounded by a magnificent natural park.
Tours linked to Kozel: Prague - Regensburg
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Kynzvart Chateau – Originally a Baroque settlement built between 1821-36 left to be altered into an Empire chateau by Austrian Chancellor Prince von Metternich. A museum was established here where it is possible to see a valuable collection of coins, old Egyptian memorials, etc.
Tours linked to Kynzvart: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Landstejn Castle Ruins – The castle ruin with very well preserved defense walls and a Romanesque palace with two towers.
Tours linked to Landstejn: South Bohemia Tour; UNESCO Tour
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Lednice – In this small town there are preserved houses being close to the architecture of the local chateau and the Neo-Gothic fountain (1848) on the main square. There is a greenhouse and an extensive park with smaller romantic buildings attached to the Chateau.
Tours linked to Lednice: Prague – Vienna; Moravian and Austrian Wine Trails; UNESCO Tour
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Libechov – Formerly a water fortress from the 14th century which was rebuilt in the second half of the 16th century into a Renaissance castle. At the beginning of the 19th century there were some Classicists adjustments made to the castle.
Tours linked to Libechov: Prague Dresden
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Loket – This famous castle stands on the highest point of a rock soaring high above the Ohre River. A Romanesque fortress with typical prismatic towers was built there in the last quarter of the 12th century.
Tours linked to Loket: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check: www.loket.cz

Mirosov – A Renaissance fortress from the end of the 16th century was rebuilt between 1719 – 1723 into a Baroque castle. This castle has a central oval hall and mansard roof with a small tower and a clock.
Tours linked to Mirosov: Prague - Regensburg
For more info check: www.zamek-mirosov.cz

Nelahozeves – It is a marvelous Renaissance chateau well known for its Lobkowicz collection of paintings and external graffito dating back to 1614.
Tours linked to Nelahozeves: Prague Dresden
For more info check: www.lobkowiczevents.cz

Nove Hrady – The Chateaux – This chateaux is part of the group of residences of the noble family of Buquoy. Disposition of Mirror Hall, castle theatre with a an auditorium for 230 people and the Blue Pavilion are the most precious preserved parts of the castle.
Tours linked to Hove Hrady: South Bohemia Tour
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Nove Hrady – The Stronghold – A Gothic castle from the first half of the 13th century with a preserved set-up, which it got during a reconstruction in the second half of the 15th century.
Tours linked to Hove Hrady: South Bohemia Tour

Novy Hradek – Vast ruins of a castle above the Dyje River south of the Lukova Village. Formerly a hunting castle from the middle of the 14th century. Typologically a unique example of a castle with a “jacket” wall and a unique double oval in the wall.
Tours linked to Novy Hradek: Prague – Vienna
For more info check: www.novyhradek.net

Ohrada – A Baroque hunting castle Ohrada was built between the years 1708 - 1713. Today, it is home to a specialized museum with forestry, hunting and fishing expositions.
Tours linked to Ohrada: South Bohemia Tour
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Pavlov – In the historical core of this village is a singular group of rural architecture (wine houses and wine cellars from the 16th – 18th centuries). Nearby is an archeological site of a mammoth hunter settlement (24 000 years old).
Tours linked to Pavlov: Prague – Vienna; UNESCO Tour; Moravian and Austrian Wine Trails
For more info check:
www.obec-pavlov.cz

Pruhonice – In place of an old fortress, the Pruhonice Castle was bulit in the Renassaince style in the proximity of Prague. In 1954, a geo-botanical garden was founded here.
Tours linked to Pruhonice: Prague – Vienna; Prague – Linz
For more info check: www.ibot.cas.cz

Radyne – Ruins of a castle on a high dominant hill by Stary Plzenec, which was founded in the middle of the 14th century by Charles IV.
Tours linked to Radyne: Prague - Regensburg
For more info check:
www.webmapy.cz

Reichenbach Monastery – Rechenbach was built by count Diepolt III. in the beginning of 12th century and till 16th century it was a rich monastery. Afterwards it was twice deconsecrate and again secularized.
Tours linked to Reichenbach: Prague - Regensburg
For more info check: www.gemeinde-reichenbach.de

Roupov – The castle was built at the end of the 14th century as a seat for a noble family from Roupov. On the inside of the castle, a late-Gothic wing with a gateway and a castle kitchen from the 16th century have been preserved.
For more info check:
www.webmapy.cz

Rozmberk nad Vltavou – Remarkable castle above the Vltava River founded by Vitek of Rozmberk in the 13th century with an exhibition about the life of the Buquoy family.
Tours linked to Rozmberk nad Vltavou: South Bohemia Tour; Sumava National Park; Prague – Linz
For more info check: www.hrad-rozmberk.cz

Schwarzenbersky floating chanell – One of the largest and most beautiful technical monuments, it runs from Rosenauer water reservoir below the Steinberg mountain on the Bavarian border and after about 52 kms flows into the Muhl river.
Tours linked to Schwarzenbersky floating chanell: South Bohemia Tour
For more info check: www.ckrumlov.cz

Stary Hroznatov – A cylindrical tower with the so-called “ear” masonry has been preserved from the ruins of an Early Gothic castle. It is a castle from the end of the 19th century.
Tours linked to Stary Hroznatov: Spa Triangle Tour

Strekov – The castle is located above Usti nad Labem and creates its inseparable dominant. Today, there are only ruins of a Gothic castle from the 14th century, which was expanded in the 16th century and, during the Thirty-year war, it was ruined and consequently abandoned in the 17th century. In the 19th century, it was restored to serve the purpose of a vacation destination.
Tours linked to Strekov: Prague Dresden
For more info check: www.czecot.com

Svihov – The virtue of the castle is that it is still well preserved up to these days. Its construction started in 1480 based on an order by the Rozmberks who created this well-fortified stronghold!
Tours linked to Svihov: Prague - Regensburg
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Tepla – History of this old monastery is dated back to 12th century. On the break of the 17th and 18th century the monastery was rebuilt brilliantly in Baroque style by K. I. Dientzenhofer. The library of the monastery is with its extent the second largest in the Czech republic.
Tours linked to Tepla: Spa Triangle Tour
For more info check: www.klastertepla.cz

Troja-Prague – The chateau was named after the Ancient Greek town of Troy. The chateau was opened in 1989 after a lengthy reconstruction. It houses a permanent exhibition of 19th century paintings from the collections of the Prague City Gallery.
Tours linked to Troja: Prague Dresden
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Tynec nad Sazavou – Remains of one of the few Roman castles in the Czech Republic. Most likely it used to be a palace with the function of a fortress. There is a permanent gallery documenting the development of the town.
Tours linked to Tynec nad Sazavou: Prague – Vienna; Prague – Linz
For more info check:
www.turistik.cz

Valtice – This village is the centre of a well known wine-growing district. Its early Baroque chateau from 1643-1730 was built on the site of a Gothic castle. The Quiet Wine Market takes place here every May.
Tours linked to Valtice: Prague – Vienna; Moravian and Austrian Wine Trails; UNESCO Tour
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Velke Brezno – The castle was built between 1842 – 1854 during the reign of Karel Chotek based on plans of a Viennese builder called Foerstera. In 1885, it was rebuilt into a Neo-Renaissance style. Very valuable nature and country park is part of the castle property.
Tours linked to Veltrusy: Prague Dresden
For more info check: www.zamek-vbrezno.cz

Veltrusy – A small chateau inspired by the French maisons de plaisance. Large nature park covering 270 hectares with numerous pavilions, small temples, and ruins (Laudon´s Pavilion, Doric Temple, Egyptian Bridge, Maria Theresa Pavilion, and the Red Mill).
Tours linked to Veltrusy: Prague Dresden
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Vranov nad Dyji – The local palace watches over the Thaya (Dyje) River and possesses an impressive Baroque Ancestors´Hall from Fischer von Erlach.
Tours linked to Vranov nad Dyji: Prague – Vienna
For more info check: www.zamekvranov.cz

Vrchotovy Janovice – Formerly a water fortress built around 1350, which was rebuilt into a one-floor castle and in 1850 reconstructed according to the Gothic style. The castle has a triangular courtyard.
Tours linked to Vrchotovy Janovice: Prague – Vienna; Prague – Linz
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Vyssi Brod – One of the locations where tree trunks used to be bound into rafts and floated down the Vltava River to Prague. The painting of the Vysebrodska Madonna in the Marian Chapel is a very precious piece of art. This town is proud of its library with 70 000 rare prints and books, a picture gallery and a paradise garden.
Tours linked to Vyssi Brod: Prague – Linz; Sumava National Park
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz

Wilfersdorf – The estates in Wilfersdorf came into the possession of the Liechtenstein family as early as 1436. Around 1720 the palace was rebuilt in baroque style and was used as a family seat, but unfortunatelly not for long.
Tours linked to Wifersdorf: Prague – Vienna
For more info check:
www.liechtenstein-schloss-wilfersdorf.at

Zlata Koruna Monastery – This monastery called „The Golden Crown“ is one of the best examples of the great Czech Gothic architecture.
Tours linked to Zlata Koruna: Beer Tour; South Bohemia Tour; Sumava National Park
For more info check: www.zamky-hrady.cz