Rabí – the largest castle ruin in Bohemia
Rabí Castle, which was built at the beginning of the 13th century, is the king of all Czech castles. If you carefully measured the...
Tolštejn Castle – the best preserved ruin in the Lusatian Mountains
Today, Tolštejn is the ruins of a medieval castle in the Lužické hory near Jiřetín pod Jedlovou, which was first mentioned in 1337. Every...
Kámen Castle – a romantic castle on a rock made of...
About halfway between Pelhřimov and Tábor, in the slightly undulating region of Pacovsko, lies Kámen Castle. Originally a Gothic castle, it was built in...
Sloup Rock Castle and Hermitage
The castle is a protected site. It is made of significantly eroded compact sandstone rock with vertical or even overhanging rock faces and an...
Helfštýn Castle near Lipník nad Bečvou – guardian of the Moravian...
Helfštýn Castle is only 4 km from Lipník nad Bečvou. It is a natural cultural center of the region and a well-known place of...
Frýdlant Castle and Chateau
The original medieval castle, extended in the 16th century to a Renaissance chateau, became the property of the famous Thirty Years War commander, Albrecht...
Falkenštejn Castle ruins in Bohemian Switzerland
Falkenštejn, or Falcon Castle, whose ruins can be visited in beautiful Bohemian Switzerland, one kilometer from Jetřichovice, was founded at the turn of the...
Dívčí Kámen – a romantic ruin at the confluence of the...
The area around Dívčí Kámen Castle is also very varied from a botanical and zoological point of view, thanks to the combination of rock...
Vranov Castle – Pantheon
About 8 km from Turnov, on Malá Skála, the Vranov rock castle, better known today as the Pantheon, stands on a steep cliff above...
Why Czech Republic has so many castles around
One reason that the Czech Republic has so many castles is due to its strategic location in central Europe. The country has a rich...
