From the Český Krumlov castle.
Český Krumlov is a picturesque Bohemian town,* with castle that is extremely large for the size of the village, which use to be the seat of the once-powerful Rosenberg Noble family. This family died out by the 17th century, and the castle was given to the Eggenberg's by the Habsburg emperor, an Austrian noble family that had grown to prominence from it's support of the Catholic Habsburg position. This family also died out by the early 18th century, and the castle passed into the hands of the still powerful Schwarzenbergs*. The castle was eventually appropriated in 1947 by the Czechoslovakian government, and is now open for visitors. The castle has extremely beautiful Baroque designs made during the Eggenberg's reign, along with a ballroom and palace that you can visit.Getting to Cesky Krumlaw is quite easy. The bus system in the Czech Republic is very well developed. If you go to www.studentagency.cz, you can order a bus for anywhere, often the day before without any issues. I do however recommend you book earlier by a day or two; when buses fill up, Student Agency will supplement routes with secondary buses that, although are comfortable, they will not be as nice as the primary buses which have internet, plus free tea & coffee.
If you are taking a bus from Prague, the trip is roughly 3 hrs, so it can be done in one day. If you don't want to be rushed however perhaps it's worth staying overnight in Krumlaw, which is picturesque and relaxing.
You get off your bus on top of a hill, and after a short walk, you will see the castle.
The famous tower is prominent, along with a church steeple.
Like most of the Czech republic, the main square is also beautiful.
Perhaps after the long trip you should get some soup- very cheap in Czech republic, ~20 Kr or ~ 1 $
Of course dumplings, cabbage and pork is required, being in central Europe.
The tower looks like it's out of a fairy-tale...
But you need to go take a trip to the castle...
Beautiful decorations over every door...
Mary.*
The famous tower.
The Baratheons once ruled the Sudetenlands.
And see the beautiful painted walls of the castle.
You can see some of the rafters from the top.
And take another peak of the tower.
I love the red roofs of the Czech republic.
Kippahs?
You can check the time here.
The whole building is painted to make it look more beautiful.
Watch out for the bears!
It get's cold so maybe you should bring a turtleneck.
And eat a Trdelnik, a pastry you see a lot in Czechia.
It's sort a sweet dough cooked by spinning over a spit, then dipped in sugar, sometimes with cinnamon, almonds, or other nuts.
Well, I hope you enjoyed our photos from Cesky Krumlov!
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You follow the sign to the "Centrum."
On top of the hill you can see the picturesque town.*
The village is also beautiful.
You can follow the street to the main square and get close-ups of the beautiful castle.
Or some pork brisket?
Then it's time to check out the town...
And the beautiful Bohemian river cuts through the town.
You can go canoeing or whitewater rafting if you so choose, with many outfitters there to help you.
You can also buy dogs from this good soldier Svejk.
And statues...
I recommend going directly to the tower, but not a tour of the palace. The palace is beautiful, but it takes a long time and is mostly about decoration, and the three noble families.
Better to just walk around the outside.
And of course the town.
And look out at the town from the ramparts...
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*I want to thank all the redditors who have been correcting my misinformation; I am especially ashamed that I mistook the stag as the sigil for House Lannister, when it is clearly from House Baratheon! Thanks to Zulow for pointing that out!
Have a sexy day!
I don't want to be a nit picker but Český Krumlov is rather a town than a village. It has got about 13 thousand inhabitans. :)
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