Cesky Krumlov Day Tour from Prague
Price: From 109.18 US$, per person
Duration: 10 hours
Discover the medieval town of Cesky Krumlov which lies in a deep, meandering valley of the Vltava river in the very South of Bohemia. The town is dominated by its castle, the 2nd largest in the Czech lands (after the Prague Castle). Visit the interiors of this splendid castle as well as the old town with romantic lanes and newly reconstructed houses.

Today you will have a chance to admire the beautiful south Bohemian countryside with its picturesque villages and ponds. Cesky Krumlov is a town on the UNESCO heritage list. The unique urban complex comprising three hundred historic houses and the Castle and Chateau, the second largest after Prague Castle, draws many visitors every year and is rightly called the "Pearl of Renaissance".

The unrivaled status of the town led to the declaration of Cesky Krumlov as a Historical Urban Reservation as early as 1963. The significance of Cesky Krumlov as an unusual Historical Monument was pointed out in 1992 by the act of the International Association of UNESCO. Cesky Krumlov was included among the monuments of world importance, those to which exceptional care, attention and support had to be indispensably devoted.

The State Castle of Cesky Krumlov, with its architectural standard, cultural tradition, and expanse, ranks among the most important historic sights in the central European region. Building development from the 14th to 19th centuries is well-preserved in the original groundplan layout, material structure, interior installation and architectural detail. The mighty complex of the castle is erected on the rock promontory which has been sculpted by the Vltava river from the southern side and by Polecnice stream from the northern side. The castle towers proudly above the refined Renaissance and Baroque burgher architecture of the town below.

The town, together with the magnificent Church of St.Vitus and the complex of the castle, creates an unique feature of the whole region. Like a precious pearl, the town of Cesky Krumlov is situated in the valley surrounded with the massif of Blansko Forest to the north and the undulating foothills of Sumava to the south and west.