If there is a place in the world that truly deserves to be called the „country of castles and chataux“ it is undoubtedly the Czech Republic. There are literally hundreds of magnificent castles, glorious chateaux, ruins and fortresses. The Czechs are very proud of this legacy and visiting them is one of the country’s most popular pasttimes.
Most of the castles and chateaux are open to the public with many events, such as night guided tours, mediavel tournaments, fairs and concerts taking place in the summer months.
Czech Atlas wants to show you that the beauty of the Czech Republic does not reside only in Prague but in hundreds of other places aswell, and castles and chateaus are to be found throughout the country.
The Gothic castle that was built above the Teplá river valley dates back to ...
Bezděz Castle is a massive castle ruins dominating the surrounding countryside. The Gothic-style castle ...
Bítov castle is one of the largest and oldest castles in the Czech Republic, ...
Bouzov castle towers over a village of the same name in the central part ...
Originally a Romanesque fortress built in 13th century, later rebuilt in Romanesque and Gothic ...
Ledeč nad Sázavou castle was originally Gothic,but was rebuilt as a Renaissance chateau in ...
Roštejn castle is a preserved Gothic-Renaissance castle, which lies not far from Telč. The ...
Karlštejn, a Gothic castle which is towering above the Berounka river on a huge ...
Kašperk castle is a well preserved ruins of Gothic castle towering over the Otava ...
The Gothic castle Kokořín is an entrance gateway to the protected landscape area of ...
The medieval gothic castle named Kost is one of the best preserved and the ...
The castle of Křivoklát is one of the oldest and most important castles of ...
Kunětická hora is located north-east of the city of Pardubice. It is one of ...
Lipnice nad Sázavou castle is one of the bulkiest Czech aristocratic castles. It is ...
Prague Castle belongs to the most remarkable cultural and historical monuments not only in ...
Švihov castle is situated in the town of the same name, approximately 10km from ...
Even though Točník castle is one of the youngest Czech castles it is one ...
The Early – Gothic Zvikov castle is situated above the joining of the rivers ...