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Tours provide a glance through most of the castle
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No dawdling allowed
In a nutshell
Czech landscape and history.
Twan Says: The most striking part of the castle is the 60 meter high tower, which is well within the castle walls, but otherwise not with the other buildings of the castle is connected. This tower stands on the highest point of the hill and contains the Chapel of the Holy Cross....
Raimix Says: Main street of Karlstejn village (village? I think in Lithuania it at least could be called “small town” :) is full of small blockhouses, these look quite different in historical styles. Between one side of street and houses small river flows. Street is quite prepared to...
Raimix Says: Building of castle started at 1348 and lasted till 1365, it was supervised by Holy Roman emperor and King of Bohemia Charles IV. The castle is in gothic style; some construction of it is incorporated into rocks. The castle was used as a main point of keeping Bohemian...
littlesam1 Says: Here is one last picture taken in Karlstejn. I went here two days after the Czech Republic joined the EU. Pictured here are the Czech flag along with the newly accepted EU flag flying over Karlstejn Castle. I was fortunate to have been in the Czech Republic when they became...
littlesam1 Says: Historically the Karlstejn Castle was built between 1358 and 1357 by Czech King and Holy Roman emperor Charles IV. The fortress was used to house the Imperial Coronation jewels and other treasures of the empire.
Enjoy the outside of the castle
littlesam1 Says: This is my best advice when you tour Karlstejn Castle. Take some time to enjoy the outside of the castle. Walk along the walls and paths. Imagine what it must have been like to have lived here in the 15 century. And then prepare for disappointment once you start the inside...
littlesam1 Says: The main reason to take the day trip to Karlstejn is to see the Karlstejn Castle. And from a distance it strikes you with its medieval beauty. It was completed in 1357. But most of what you see today is complete restoration. The castle fell into serious disrepair over the...
mrclay2000 Says: Otherwise, moving around the castle is generally at will except for the interior quarters which are by tour only. You can see several layers of walkway, castle defenses, medieval arches in supporting and aesthetic roles, seemingly labyrinthine corridors, and merlons and...
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So in Karlstejn during the week there is no nightlife. Everything is closed at 22 :) Can you believe this?
But if you are really lucky and stay there during Saturday night maybe there will be dico in Švejka. It is a pub near the train station. It will be open somewhere till 2 or 3. If you wish to stay longer you can pay approximately 30 CZK per person and DJ will play longer! Unbelievable really. It is special experience. You will be shocked with music and everything! Countryside style. You should check it
Written Nov 15, 2007
Website: http://www.restaurace.cz/beroun/hospudka-u-svejka.html
Raimix Says: I took nice modern double decker train from Prague to Karlstejn. The trip took about 40 min and the price was approximately 2 euros. When you get off the train it is quite clear where to go to castle – signs show it. it is 1,5 kilometers from the train station.
Get a train from Prague to Karlstejn :)
sunci Says: The best way to go to Karstajn from Prague is to take train on Hlavni Nadraži. The ticket costs 46 CZK, and it takes 43 minutes to get to Karlstejn. First train goes from Hlavni at 08.26. It runs every hour till 12.26. Then it starts to go every half an hour (12.56, 13.26,...
mrclay2000 Says: Trains leave roughly every hour from Prague's Smichov Station (in the southwest corner of the city, part of the subway system). Often the trains are called by their terminating station, and the one to Karlstejn usually finishes its run in Beroun, so listen for the "Beroun"...
Raimix Says: Staroceske trdo is a traditional Czech sweet bagel. Actually word “Staroceske” means “Old Czech”. It is made from graham flour, with a sugar on it; the bagel is about 10 centimeters wide, looking like wide bracelet. It is baked on a metal pipes, with a mass of trdlo turned...
yooperprof Says: Karlstejn Castle appears to be a popular place to hold weddings on the weekends. It's easy to understand why. The only drawback is that the wedding party has to be willing to put up with rude and insensitive tourists who intrude on their celebration by taking photographs of...
Karlstejn Castle - It's a Tough Beat
mrclay2000 Says: For the faint at heart, the weak-kneed or the elderly, visiting the castle is a bit of a trek. First you have to march all the way from the train platform to the village below the castle (assuming you didn't come by car), and then you have to march up a winding hillside to...
You're being electronically scanned
mrclay2000 Says: Don't try to take a photo or bring a camcorder within the castle. Sensors pick up the use of electronic equipment and will bring the police promptly. As a storing facility for priceless relics, the security is well-suited to prevent interested parties from casing the place...
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From the train station to the castle itself is a long line of vendors, including a Robin Hood-type character willing to take money from you while you stand next to him while holding his "buzzard" (an owl). Everything else on the lane is meant to entice you away from the town's main attraction which is of course the castle atop the hill.
Unique Suggestions: If you have no interest in the vendors, make no eye contact and just march up the hill.
Written Dec 13, 2002
Raimix Says: Plzen is a place, known from beer names “Pilsen”, “Pilsener”. It could be called the most famous beer brewery place in Czech land. Here is possible to try and see how the beer is made (at excursion to brewery). Anyway, city is interesting because of old town as well with...
Raimix Says: Prague is about 30 km from Karlstejn. City is capital of Czech Republic with a population of about 1,2 millions people. It is definitely the main tourist destination in Czech Republic and surely need a visit for at least a few days. Prague historic centre consist of six...
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Favorite thing: Take as many photographs of the outside of the castle as you can while you make the long, winding approach from the train station. A second-class round-trip train ticket from Prague to Karlstejn runs just under $2. Watch for trains to Beroun.
Once on the grounds, stroll through as many open areas as you can to get the most perspectives of the towers and battlements. These perspectives are free.
Once inside the castle, your camera is useless.
Fondest memory: This looks every bit the medieval stronghold in the 21st century as it was meant to be in the 14th century.
Written Feb 25, 2003
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