The history of Častolovice Chateau extends back to the 13th century when a water fortress stood in the valley of the confluence of the Bělá and Kněžna Rivers. This fortress was built on massive wooden pillars in the middle of the water. The structure was reconstructed as a Renaissance chateau at the turn of the 17th century. In addition to a farmbuildings, brewery, distillery, and wash houses the grounds also included orchards, fish ponds, and a mill with a 1 km long millrace. In the year 1694 the... Telephone: 494323646 Address: Masarykova 1, 517 50, Častolovice
The arboretum is a part of the chateau parks, which measure a total of more than 4 hectares of land divided into the upper and lower part (below the road) and the park in the inner chateau grounds. There is a board information system on the chateau grounds and the upper chateau park, which provides basic information on trees and bushes planted in the park. Telephone: 604846410, 465618184, 603569564 Address: č.1, 564 01, Žampach
During the period of Romanticism, artifical caves - grottoes were created in the park. The length of the corridor in the opucha rock is approximately 25 m and ends with windows. At present, it is used for expositions on supernatural beings. It is inhabited by Kyšperák the dragon and several elves, basilisks and other monsters, which look forward to little and big visitors alike. Telephone: 465622092 Address: 561 51, Letohrad
Brodec,
Broumov Region,
Dolní Bělá Union of Towns ,
Dřížná Union of Towns,
Holice Union of Towns,
Křivina Union of Towns,
Lanškroun Region,
Litomyšl Micro-Region ,
Nové Město Region Union of Towns,
Orlice Union of Towns,
Orlice Union of Towns,
Orlické hory Region,
Pod Bukovou Horou,
Pod Zemskou Branou Regional Development,
Poorlicko Union of Towns,
Rychnov Micro-Region,
Štědrá Union of Towns,
Tichá Orlice Union of Towns,
Třebechovic Micro-Region,
Ústí nad Orlicí - Třebová Region ,
Vrchy Union of Towns,
Vysoké Mýto Micro-Region
(16.01.2012)
Although the Czech Republic cannot boast of enormous mountains or ski runs tens of kilometres long, the Czech mountains nevertheless have much to offer in winter. Last year, the operators of mountain resorts...
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Downhill skiing
Hiking
Bohemia-Moravia borderlands
Chrudim-Hlinsko Region
Hradec Králové region
Kladské border region
Králický Sněžník
Orlické mountains and foothills
Pardubice region
Podzvičinsko
Zoological and botanical gardens, arboretums, and caves 
Častolovice - chateau
The history of Častolovice Chateau extends back to the 13th century when a water fortress stood in the valley of the confluence of the Bělá and Kněžna Rivers. This fortress was built on massive wooden pillars in the middle of the water. The structure was reconstructed as a Renaissance chateau at the turn of the 17th century. In addition to a farmbuildings, brewery, distillery, and wash houses the grounds also included orchards, fish ponds, and a mill with a 1 km long millrace. In the year 1694 the...
The arboretum is a part of the chateau parks, which measure a total of more than 4 hectares of land divided into the upper and lower part (below the road) and the park in the inner chateau grounds. There is a board information system on the chateau grounds and the upper chateau park, which provides basic information on trees and bushes planted in the park.
During the period of Romanticism, artifical caves - grottoes were created in the park. The length of the corridor in the opucha rock is approximately 25 m and ends with windows. At present, it is used for expositions on supernatural beings. It is inhabited by Kyšperák the dragon and several elves, basilisks and other monsters, which look forward to little and big visitors alike.
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