Kratochvíle (Pleasure) Chateau

The village kept its medieval system of lining up buildings connected by walls with gates and arched driveways. The present look of the village is the result of building masters, who in the second half of the 19th century rebuilt the gables and driveways of the houses in the style of the so-called rustic ...

Historic centre of the town is a conservation area and you shouldn’t miss visiting the building of the Old Town Hall with its beautiful facade decorated by paintings; or go to the lovely fountain where you can gain strength to carry on with the sightseeing. Among the other major attractions of the town ...

Thanks to the long puppet tradition in Czech country, there are many museums of puppets, but there is only one circus museum. You will find it in Prachatice and apart from the exhibition about Czech puppetry from small family theatres to professional theatres you can look forward to a colourful circus ...

Otto Herber Hajek was a German painter and sculptor and, apart from his artistic work, he became famous as a propagator of Czech-German reconciliation. The cultural centre bearing his name is found in Bozkovský house which was first mentioned in the 16th century. At the beginning of the 21st century the rooms ...

South of Prachatice Libín Hill rises (1096 metres above sea level) and on the top of it stands a simple cylindrical white tower with a tourist lodge. From this place you will particularly see Prachatice and a large part of Šumava, but also mountains Novohradské, mountain Kleť with a viewing tower ...

The fact that nobody has actually lived in the Helfenburg castle for a quite few centuries, does not mean that the castle would be completely abandoned. The ruins of the mighty medieval castle from the 14th century lure both tourists and wedding guests. The former can enjoy the beautiful view of the Šumava ...