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.
Andělská Hora is a castle ruin south-east of Karlovy Vary. The castle was founded ...
The ruin of the early-Gothic Brumov castle from 13th century is situated in the ...
The ruins of this early-Gothic castle founded by Herbort of Chlum are situated in ...
The ruins of Gothic castle Hazmburk are situated about 3,5 km from the town of ...
The spreading ruins of the Helfštýn castle are situated 4 km far from the ...
Hukvaldy, the imposing ruins of Gothic castle is situated in a village of the ...
Střekov Castle is one of the best preserved castle ruins in the Czech Republic. ...
The bizzare ruins of Trosky castle are situated about 9km south-east of Turnov, the ...
The ruin of Žebrák castle is situated in the Beroun district at the edge ...