The chateau of Hluboká was originally founded as a guarding castle in the mid 13th century by the Kings of Bohemia, and being royal property, it was frequently forfeited. Several aristocratic families took turns owning it. The important ones included e.g. the Lords of Pernštejn, who founded the nearby fishpond of Bezdrev in 1490, the second largest fishpond in Bohemia. The prominent aristocratic family of the Lords of Hradec purchased the domain in 1561.&nb

The original Gothic castle was founded by the Lords of Krumlov some time before 1250. They represented a branch of the powerful family of the Witigonen with the five-petalled rose in their coat-of-arms. When the Lords of Krumlov died out in 1302, their relatives the Rosenbergs inherited the castle.  The Rosenbergs family had their seat there up till 1602. Their name as well as the three centuries of their rule is connected with the greatest era of flourish of the town and cas

Dominates the skyline of the city with its 72 meters until recently the tallest building in the city. In the past served as a belfry and watchtower. For it offers a magnificent view of the Budějovice and vicinity.The tower has a total of five bells (the largest and youngest Bumerin name Budvar)Black Tower Construction took place from 1549 to 1577. Renai

Built in the Baroque style. It is the principal church of the Diocese of České Budějovice. The cathedralis a statue of John Bishop Valerian Jirsík. In front of the church there are three statues - St.Wenceslas (Czech patron saint), Vol. Nicholas (the patron saint of the Diocese of České Budějovice)and sv. Auratiána (patron saint of Czech&nb

It was originally Landstejn Austrian castle If we want to introduce the reader to the history of the castle Landštejna, can not begin to tell of his older Austrian predecessors of the same name, which stood on the site of today's settlement frontier. It was built Zôbingenů Austrian by birth, who stood at the end of the 12th century led colonization of the area and should also protect some local property of the order of St. John, donated by him in 1175 Conrad of Raabs. That "pomezsk&

Today the castle Blatna file is unquestionably one of the most valuable architecturally historical and architectural monuments, the most important of its kind in the country. With its long history, distinctive architecture in a rare surviving environment of parks and lakes as well as the current situation is one of the jewels of the Bohemian castle complex. In addition to swing and Red Lhota is one of the most pristine water mansions in the country. Architectural and Historical Development made