It is undoubtedly one of the most interesting buildings in the Czech Republic. The once magnificent residence of the Lobkowicz family was an important cultural and social center. In the recent inglorious past, it was exposed to lack of interest and many years of decay. At the end of the 90s of the last century, reconstruction work began, but due to the size of the building, it is implemented quite slowly. Despite this complication, the castle was made accessible, at the cost of many provisional and non-standard conditions. For understanding and overcoming these various complications, you will be rewarded with a completely unusual experience of seeing the monument in its originality and authenticity, and during more frequent visits, you will witness the gradual restoration and revival of the former “Pearl of the Ore Mountains”. The chateau will be especially interesting for the haunted cellar and the alchemist’s room or the exhibition of animal skulls in the area of the Stříbrnice Castle, in the chateau carriage you will discover a collection of carriages, sleigh and agricultural machinery and tools. A haunted cellar and an alchemist’s room. You can also see, for example, an exhibition of animal skulls in the area of the Stříbrnice Castle and an exhibition of carriages, sledges and agricultural machinery and tools in the castle carriage house. These are mainly exhibits borrowed from the private collection of Mr. MVDr. Přemysl Rabas, several pieces were gifts from visitors.

The castle organizes, among other things, non-traditional tours with costumed scenes and competitions for children.

The monumental complex of buildings of the castle and chateau in Jindřichův Hradec, declared a national cultural monument in 1996 , is one of the largest monument complexes in the Czech Republic. It merges with the adjacent town into a harmonious whole, whose historical character and unique architectural and artistic monuments form an urban conservation area, declared as early as 1950. 

Over the course of seven centuries, the possession of the manor house and the town has been occupied by generations of three leading aristocratic families. The lords of Hradec, the Slavats and the Černíns of Chudenice, with their high political and social position, participated in shaping the fate of the whole country , and the adequate cultural atmosphere was also reflected in the form of Jindřichův Hradec Castle and Chateau, with its grandeur comparable to the most advanced European architecture of the time

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Since it is a large Renaissance area, there is a choice of several guide routes, and at least Adam’s building and the ascent to the tower will probably not be missed by anyone. Centuries ago, the famous porridge (and other dishes) was also cooked annually in the Black Kitchen for the poor from the city and its wide surroundings. Among others, Ema Destinnová sang in the garden Rondel and this tradition continues today. How many times the White Lady walked here can no longer be determined, but if you are lucky, then you can sometimes see her during an evening tour.

The Bruntál chateau was founded in the 2nd half of the 15th century by the lords of Vrbno, who rebuilt it in the 2nd half of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century into a magnificent Renaissance chateau with an unconventional layout in the shape of a circular section. After the defeat of the White Mountain, the Bruntál chateau fell to the Teutonic Knights as a confiscation. The chateau acquired its present appearance only after a late Baroque reconstruction in the years 1766 – 1769. During the reconstruction, the Renaissance arcades in the courtyard as well as the clock tower and a number of other building elements of the original chateau were preserved, which managed to create a unique remarkable combination of the Renaissance and Baroque styles in one building. Further partial modifications in the years 1838 – 1840 and at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries affected only the castle interiors and castle parks. The castle in Bruntál is state property; in 1957 it became the seat of the district museum and since 1960 it has been open to the public. 
  Twenty-six halls on the first floor of the chateau with valuable Rococo wall paintings are equipped with rich furnishings from the 18th to the end of the 19th century. Also noteworthy are the chateau gallery with works by Italian, Dutch, Flemish and German masters of the 16th and 18th centuries, the hunting armoury and the chateau library. On the ground floor, in addition to the chapel, the premises of the former stables and the oldest halls of the original Renaissance chateau, where museum and art exhibitions are held, are also accessible. The representative halls and the chateau courtyard are used for concerts, theatre performances and other cultural events.

The quality of architecture, extensive collections, renowned owners and an important place in the history of the last years of the Habsburg monarchy make Buchlovice Castle a place of importance far beyond the borders of the Czech lands. The construction of the castle began just before 1700 by the wealthy and noble Count Jan Dětřich Petřvaldský, who intended the castle as a gallant gift to his wife Agnes Eleonora of the Italian Collona family. Perhaps that is why Italian-oriented plans in the style of the so-called villa rustica were commissioned from one of the leading Viennese architects of the time. The result of the architectural concept, which has been revised several times, is the purest example of an Italian Baroque villa in Central Europe. A beautiful Baroque garden was built around the castle from the beginning, captivating contemporaries already amazed by its beauty. In addition to the castle and the park itself, visitors can see a unique collection of fuchsias, thematic exhibitions, a wine gallery and various cultural events. Young visitors will certainly appreciate the rescue station and a small zoo with a number of domestic and exotic animals. Buchlovice also offers interesting monuments in the area: Buchlov Castle, a unique Baroque cemetery in Střílky, the famous pilgrimage site of Velehrad or Great Moravian monuments in the Old Town near Uherské Hradiště.

One of the most romantically located monuments in Bohemia is the South Bohemian water castle Červená Lhota. It grows on a rock, which became a small island due to the damming of the valley and the rise of the water level. The yeoman fortress was bought in 1530 by Jan Kába of Rybňany and soon after he rebuilt it into a Renaissance chateau. After 1641, Lhota became the property of the Slavata family, lords of nearby Jindřichův Hradec. Before the middle of the 19th century, E. J. Schönburg-Hartenstein had the chateau exterior modified in a romantic spirit. At the beginning of the 20th century, the battlements and other neo-Gothic elements disappeared. The architect H. Walcher of Moltheim replaced them with pseudo-Renaissance gables with arches at the top, characteristic of Červená Lhota today. Visitors will enter or look into sixteen very cozy, intimate interiors, telling about life from the Renaissance to the 19th century. A portrait of the “Ugly Duchess” Margaret of Tyrol and Carinthia called “Pyskatá” will remain in the memory, or a memory of the composer Karl Dietters of Diettersdorf. The Men’s Study with Renaissance paintings and works of art from the same period, the Baroque dining room with rich stucco decoration and the charming French Salon furnished in the Second Rococo style will catch your eye.

The monumental complex of the castle and chateau of Český Krumlov is situated on an elongated high rocky promontory, which is surrounded by the Vltava River from the south and the Polečnice stream on the north side. The castle and chateau proudly rise above the small Renaissance and Baroque burgher architecture of the adjacent town. The town with the majestic Church of St. Vitus together with the castle and chateau complex form a unique landmark of the entire surroundings. As a precious pearl, the town of Český Krumlov is located in a basin surrounded by the massif of the Blanský Forest in the north and the undulating terrain of the Šumava foothills in the south and west. The original Gothic castle was founded sometime before 1250. In the second half of the 16th century, the castle took the form of a monumental and magnificent Renaissance residence. Since 1989, it has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List.