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 Laze Kynzvart - close to
Marienbad by globetrott
It was one of the castles of Klemens Wenzel Lothar, Fuerst von Metternich - Winneburg ( 1773 - 1859 ).
That is quite a long name for the former Austrian chancellor and foreign minister , Fuerst Metternich, well known by the Vienna Congress of 1815.
" Der Kongress tanzt "( "The Congress is dancing") was mostly the answer, when people talked about the new facts of the Vienna Congress in 1815, as the first time in history negotiations about peace and future borders of the various countries in Europe were not simply a matter of " dry talks on a round table " BUT mainly a big ball and lots of great festivities in Vienna's Hofburg palace...
The castle was built between 1820 and 1833 by Pietro Nobile, as one of the many castles for Fuerst Metternich.
The castle is a bit out of the village today, surrounded by a huge park with a river, a small lake and a water-mill.
25 rooms of the castle may be visited - only by a guided tour:
The famous library with more than 25.000 books, a table that Metternich used during the Vienna Congress, a billiard-table he got as a present by Tzar Nicolaus I., old weapons, the chapel , the egyptian saloon and a lot more...
Inside the park of Lazne Kynzvart / Bad Koenigswart there will be shows of falconry during the summer, and a small show with armitage and old weapons behind that curtain.
Not really my kind of amusement, but lots of people enjoy it, mainly children and " young at hearts "...
You may get to Laze Kynzvart by train or by car on the road #21 Leave a Comment
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 Rajec castle - 25km north of
Brno / Brünn by globetrott
You have to park your car outside and it takes a few minutes untill you get to the castle.
The opening times of the castle are as follows :
April, September and October :
09.00a.m.-12.00 and 01.00-04.00p.m.
May till August . open 1 hour more till 05.00p.m.
Closed every Monday !!
last guided tour is 1 hour before closing time.
On saturdays in the morning, there will be no tours in case that a wedding takes place there.
You may take the train to Rajec and get out at station "Rajec-Jestrebi" or you take the road #43 / E461 and leave for Rajec in Cerna Hora. Leave a Comment
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 Trosky castle ruins - in
Bohemian Paradise by globetrott
In the 14th century the castle was built on 2 high rocks, about 10 Km south/east of Turnov.
Alexander von Humboldt an J.W.von Goethe were fascinated by the beauty of this great landmark.
Trosky castle is open
April+Oct. 09.00a.m. - 04.00 p.m.
May-Sep. 08.00a.m. - 05.00 p.m.
Borek is the closest trainstation to Trosky castle ( about 5km distance) or you drive the road #35 / E 442 from Liberec- Turnov - and then you search for the signs after the small village Ktova. Leave a Comment
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 Cheb / Eger - 110km west of
Prague by globetrott
There is an old castle and a really beautiful townsquare with lots of baroque buildings.
Schirdingerhaus is an important building of Cheb / Eger.
It has a rather small front with a great gable and a lovely court with arcades.
In one of the rooms of this building
Albrecht von Waldstein ( = Wallenstein )
was killed on feb. 25th, 1634. Since 1874 thousands of visitors get there to see this place in the museum.
Baltasar Neumann was one of the most famous baroque architects, and he was born in Cheb / Eger.
Opposite of the Franciscan cloister you may see the building, where he was born.
The Austrian Erzherzoege (princes) Johann and Ludwig were guests here in 1806.
Because of this special event the restaurant, formerly been named "U cerveneho konicka" (Red horse) was renamed and this lovely and quite impressive relief was added to the facade .
Cheb / Eger is in the very west of Czechia, not far from Schirnding / Arzberg / Marktredtwitz. You may get there by train or take road #6 / E49 from Karlovy Vary or road #21 from Marianske Lazne / Marienbad. Leave a Comment
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 Chomutov / Komotau - 50km
north-west of Prag by globetrott
Have a short stop-over and take a look at the lovely town-square !Chomutov has almost NO tourists yet, and prices are still very low !!
When you drive through the landsape around Chomutov / Komotau - with a lot of a landscape looking like in the desert, because of surface-mining - you will be surprised to see such a lovely small village there, with arcades around the town-square.
Almost all buildings on the main-square of Chomutov / Komotau will have such great arcades, where you may sit in the open air in a restaurant garden, and still be protected against the rain.
Chomutov / Komotau dates back to the year 1252 and was founded as a posession of the "German Order / Deutscher Orden"
The german Order was founded in order to support the crusades, build hospitals and take over parts of the administration for the area.
You may take the train to Chomutov or drive on road #13 / E 442 or on road # 7 from Prague and Louny. Leave a Comment
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 Hradec Kralove / Koeniggraetz
- east of Prague by globetrott
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Much more important for tourists of today is the great and unique architecture of Hradec Kralove.
The town-square of Hradec Kralove / Koeniggraetz is built like a triangle and has 5 towers on its westside:
The 2 spires of the cathedral, the White tower and the 2 towers of the old townhall.
All of the square is surrounded by baroque buildings, a part of them even with arcades for safe shopping in the rain.
The White Tower, just opposite of the cathedral is a good place to have a perfect panorama-view of Hradec Kralove.
Climb up the tower, that dates back to 1589 and was originally used as a belltower and watchtower.
The bell is the 2nd largest bell in Czechia, beeing about 10 tons.
The pope Johannes Paul II visited Hradec Kralove / Koeniggraetz in april 26th, 1997 and obviously for that reason the dome of St.Klemens was topped by the Tiara (the traditional golden hat of the pope) and the Keys of St.Peter.
Click on my picture and have a closer look at this unique top for a church-dome.
Not even in the Vatican churches look that way...
You may get to Hradec Kralove / Koeniggraetz by train or take first the highway D 11 and finally road #11 / E 67 from Prague Leave a Comment
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 Frydland castle - 30km north
of Liberec by globetrott
You may visit the castle ONLY with a GUIDED tour, at fixed times.
Photography INside the castle is forbidden !! :-((
Inside the castle-walls you have the feeling to be lost in a labyrinth of gates, corridors and walls.
You will have to get through several walls and gates, before you may enter the inner-castle.
In some of my books I read, that Franz Kafka thought of this castle, when he wrote his novel "Das Schloss" / "the castle".
It is about someone, who gets lost in the labyrinth of courts, gates and walls inside a big castle.
Tickets are rare and english- or german-speaking tours are only possible upon prior demand, or maybe when-ever enough tourists ask for a tour.
Otherwise it is in Czech language only and costs 200 Kronen.
The guide will let you in at this gate and make sure, that all cameras are packed and out of order !
You may take the train to Frydlant or road #13 from Liberec. For these 30 km you will need around 30 minutes. Leave a Comment
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 Jihlava / Iglau - north-west
of Brno / Brünn by globetrott
One of my grandmothers came from Milicov - close to Jihlava / Iglau.
For that reason I came there already once in communiste times, about 1978 in order to search for relatives. We stayed in a hotel in Jihlava and I was really impressed by the great town-square of the 1st city I could explore in Tschechoslovakia.
When I returned in summer 2004 I have to admit, it was nice, especially the old tower of the wall, but on the total - and after having seen so many much more beautiful towns in Czechia - I was a bit disappointed...
Jihlava / Iglau might be a good place for a stop-over, when you are in the area around Brno or visit Telc, Znojmo etc.
You may take the train to Jihlava or take the highway Brno - Prague to get to Jihlava ! Leave a Comment
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 Jindrichuv Hradec - east of
Budweis by globetrott
Take a guided tour through the castle to see great works of art, gobelins, frescos and precious porcelain.
Have a look as well at the garden-pavillion, where 4,5 kg gold were used for the decoration of the building in the 16th century.
Have a look for the lovely town-square as well !
You may take the train to Jindrichuv Hradec / Neuhaus or take road # 23, leading from Sobeslav to Telc and finally Brno. Leave a Comment
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 Kadan - 65km north-west of
Prague by globetrott
Somehow this lovely town does not seem to belong to the landscape around it, that mostly looks like on the moon because of surface mining at most places.
The townsquare of Kadan / Kaaden is beautifully surrounded by gothic, renaissance and baroque houses, most of them were recently restored and look simply great.
There once was a double townwall with several gates. This townwall may be seen still at many places.
In 1259 Kadan became " royal town " and in 1367 and 1374 Emperor Charles IV spent several weeks in Kadan ...
...For that reason there is an annual festivity, an " Emperor festivty / Kaiserfest
You may get to Kadan by train or take road # 13 / E 442 from Teplice to Karlovy Vary / Karlsbad. Leave a Comment
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