Please stay on the red carpet and, above all, don’t ask any questions – that will probably stick in my head forever. Our guide said this exactly 100 times during the tour of the beautiful baroque Manětín Castle.
castles and chateaus
Rabštejn nad Střelou – a visit to the smallest town in Central Europe
We arrive by car in Rabštejn nad Střelou and have already driven past again. The small town claims to be the smallest town in Central Europe… it almost seems like it’s true.
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Kladruby Monastery and Castle – Santini’s Monastery Church
A little more than 30 kilometres from Pilsen, in Kladruby in the west of the Czech Republic, lies the beautiful Kladruby Monastery with its associated castle building. I was very impressed by the visit to the monastery church, what a beautiful and above all large building.
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Small tour of Český Krumlov Castle
Anyone coming to Český Krumlov is sure to visit the castle. The national cultural monument is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and, along with the Old Town, is the highlight of the city.
Švihov Castle
Who doesn’t know the popular story “Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella”!? What I didn’t know until now, is that the filming of 1972 also took place in the Czech castle of Švihov. But that’s not the only good reason to visit the castle, there’s a lot to see.
Castle Bečov nad Teplou
Very close to Karlovy Vary in western Bohemia is the small town of Bečov nad Teplou (Petschau in German) and there you will find the Bečov Castle. The location itself is idyllic – in the valley of the Teplá River in the nature reserve of the Imperial Forest.