Jablonne v Podjestedi Travel Guide

 globetrott Says:  On my picture you may see a close-up of the windows on top of the entrance-gate.I think these ornaments are the most beautiful in the castle.Click on my piture in order to see the lovely 6 angels.It is great to see, that such a lot of effort is done today in order to restore... 

 globetrott Says:  Sneaking through one of the open windows seemed to be the only legal chance to get a picture of the castle interior.This is the first room , shown by the guided tour, and the window is mostly open in order to get fresh air.When you click on my picture, you may see the great... 

 globetrott Says:  I am not sure, if the guided tour will also include to step up the tower of the castle, but I am sure, the view would be great .When you look on the building on the right, you may take a look inside the windows there and get an idea of the beauty of the castle interior.Have... 

 globetrott Says:  The castle shows great interiors of the time between the gothic , the baroque untill the 19th century.Visits of the castle-interior is only possible by a guided tour and the entrance-fee is just 50 Kronen ( less than 2 Euros )NO Video & NO Photos INside the castle, during... 

 globetrott Says:  When you click on my picture, you may see 2 strange fish on the top of the arch.It was a problem for most of the artists of that time, that have never see such fishes like whales, dolphins and others, and so they simply copied other paintings and sculptures of artists, who... 

 globetrott Says:  All of the windows and doors of the castle have great ornaments around them, and all of them are slightly different.It is great to see it and I often wonder, how difficult it was to build such a great castle with all its ornaments during the 17th century without any modern... 

 globetrott Says:  You have to enter the castle by several gates leading from one court to the next one, before you will finally get into the centre-court and may see the great architecture there.All of the ground is covered by great and romantic cobbled stones. 

 globetrott Says:  Lemberk castle / Schloß Löwenberg dates back to 1240 and was built in order to watch over the trading-paths to Zittau.In the 17th century the castle was partly rebuilt and "modernized" into baroque style, like it still looks today. 

 globetrott Says:  Castle Lemberk is a few km outside of Jablonne v Podjestedi in direction to Liberec.Simply follow the signs, leave the main road to the right, cross a railway and park your car there close to a small lake .Pay a small fee for the whole day and take a 500 meters-walk through...