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Visit the beauty of Lednice Castle, which is part of the Lednice-Valtice area. Prince Alois II of Lichteinstein had Lednice rebuilt into a representative summer residence in the spirit of English Gothic. Today the whole Lednice-Valtice area is part of UNESCO. For holding grand meetings of the European nobility, representative halls with carved ceilings, wooden wall panelling and exquisite furnishings were used, which are unparalleled in Europe. The first historical record of the site dates back to 1222. At that time there was most probably a Gothic fortress with a manor house. It was not until the 16th century that the medieval water fortress was demolished and replaced by a Renaissance castle built by Hartmann II of Liechtenstein. At the end of the 17th century, it was replaced by a Baroque mansion with a large, architecturally designed garden and a monumental riding hall designed by Jan Bernard Fischer of Erlach. Today's appearance dates back to the mid-19th century, when Prince Alois II of Liechtenstein had Lednice rebuilt as a representative summer residence in the spirit of English Gothic, so that he could host grand meetings of European nobility. For this purpose, the representative halls located on the ground floor of the castle were used. They were furnished with carved ceilings, wooden wall panelling and exquisite furnishings unparalleled in Europe. At the chateau, you can choose from four tour routes - the representative halls on the ground floor of the chateau, the princely apartments and the apartment of the princely tutors on the first floor of the chateau, the children's rooms of princes and princesses and the Milan Knížák Puppet Museum on the second floor of the chateau, and the artificial Baroque stalactite cave with an exhibition of ghosts. Technology lovers will be delighted by the tours of the technical facilities on Route IV. Tour route I - the representative halls on the ground floor of the chateau - used to host social events, balls and balls Tour route II - the princely apartments on the first floor of the chateau - they served as private rooms of the princely family until 1945 III. tour route - children's rooms of princes and princesses and the Milan Knížák Puppet Museum on the second floor of the castle IV. tour route - technical uniquenesses of the 19th and 20th centuries and the Grotto - an artificial Baroque stalactite cave with an exposition on wine The perfect frame for the chateau is the French garden and the extensive landscape park, one of the largest in the Czech Republic. It contains remarkable decorative buildings such as the Temple of Apollo, completed in 1819, the Empire-style Temple of the Three Graces (1825), the artificial ruins of John's Castle and the Border Chateau (1827) on the former Moravian-Austrian border. In sight of the castle, a graceful minaret, a unique architectural monument built according to a design by Josef Hardmuth in 1797-1804, stands out from the rich greenery of the park. The publicly accessible rooms on the ground floor of the chateau are particularly notable for their carved decoration, especially the library with its magnificent spindle staircase, the imposing entrance hall and the beautiful ceilings and lower wall panelling of the Turquoise, Red and Blue Rooms. Thanks to the ever-increasing interest of the public in so-called park tourism, educators from the local Faculty of Horticulture at Mendel University guide those interested in nature through the park. There will be two walking tours to choose from. The guides will be happy to take you through the French Garden of the park and introduce you not only to the most interesting trees and plants of the park, but above all they will present the park as a living work of art. You can also visit the palm greenhouse or the Masonic Garden. Travelling without barriers. Only the 1st tour circuit (3 low stairs to the ticket office - a ramp is available) and the greenhouse (allowing access through the side entrance) have barrier-free access at the castle. The extensive castle park is also accessible.
Lukas CernyLukas Cerny
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Been there at the end of the season (October), was not too crowded and I was able to make some exceptional photos :) On the plus side: nice architecture, big and well maintained parks and gardens, lots to see even if not going inside the buildings to see the exhibitions. For sure helps if you are there on a nice sunny day... and make sure to reserve at least half a day for this (it took me five hours to cover everything I wanted to see). Why three stars only? Well, could not get rid of the feeling they just want to take as many of your €€s (or Kronas) as possible... Parking, 300 (daily rate) or 40 (hourly rate). Four types of exhibitions, 300 each, pay extra for this, pay extra for that, pay extra even for the toilet... (make sure to have the local currency with you, if paying with euros you will get quite shitty exch. rate, e.g. 60 czk is 3€ according to them, not 2,4€). I saw only one exhibition - not sure why, but whole day only CZ language tours were available. Alternative was an booklet in English, no audio book or similar... Imagine going around the exhibition and reading as mental. Fortunately guide took mercy on us non-CZ speaking (four participants) and besides CZ language (two participants) also did EN explanation...
Ivan VidmarIvan Vidmar
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Lednice Castle. A beautiful and neat castle. A huge, well-kept park, many flowers! The park entrance is free. There are 4 types of tours to the castle. Each excursion is approximately 45 minutes long. Very beautiful and interesting. Impressive wooden carven spiral stairs, made without nails and screws. Several halls still have original parquet. A very interesting excursion. It prepared special brochures with castle description for Foregners in their language. There are QR codes with which you can download a description of the castle in your language. Everything is very well thought out. Well done! The most expensive excursion costs 300 krones, that is, about 12 euros. Parking nearby costs 80 krones (3 euros) for the whole day. There are many cafes and restaurants around. Come here and enjoy!
Oleksandr ProtsenkoOleksandr Protsenko
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First of all the castle is a beautiful piece of architecture and the inside is also nice. BUT there are many things you should be aware of. The parking is complicated and you need czech coins to pay for it. Then the inside can only be visited with a Czech guide, who only speaks Czech. The castle is divided in part and you need a group tour to visit individually each of those parts. So to visit everything it takes ages. It pretty expensive to see everything with friends or family. The park is quiet and nice. Around 3-4 km to see all of it and reach the minaret by foot and come back. The minaret is also nice and beautiful. But again you need a guide and need to pay separately to see this part. Overall it's a nice place but the way it's organized is not convenient or not turned toward foreigners...
Julien GUYONVARCHJulien GUYONVARCH
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Lednice castle is a small palace in Czech Republic near the Austrian border. The castle itself is simple in design but ornate in fenestration. It has a large designed garden with trees and shrubs shaped by topiary work and specially designed vistas terminating at various points, most prominent being minaret. They have a green house also. The township around is small and quiet. It's a good picnic point. If you are not carrying food you need to be very punctual. All cafes in the palace premises and gardens close at 6 pm and all restaurants in the town, except burger restaurant close at 8 pm. Burger restaurant closes by 9-9.30. No other option in any nearby town other than one or two fast food outlets at the petrol stations on the highway, at least half an hour away.
Pushkar KanvindePushkar Kanvinde
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Zámek Lednice (německy das Schloss Eisgrub) se nachází v obci Lednice na pravém břehu Dyje, přibližně 12 km východně od Mikulova, v Jihomoravském kraji. Zámek s rozlehlou zahradou patří mezi nejkrásnější komplexy v České republice. Lednické panství získali roku 1249 Lichtenštejnové a patřilo jim bezmála 700 let. Dnešní podobu získal zámek při rozsáhlé rekonstrukci z poloviny 19. století ve slohu imitujícím anglickou tudorovskou gotiku. Došlo tak k rekonstrukci původního renesančního zámku ze 16. století, kolem něhož byla již tehdy rozsáhlá zahrada. Významnou úpravou prošel zámek koncem 17. století, kdy byl barokně upraven podle plánů významného italského architekta Domenica Martinelliho a Johanna Bernharda Fischera z Erlachu. Zámecká budova je velmi bohatě novogoticky zdobená. Stejně velkolepá je i výzdoba interiérů vyřezávanými kazetovými stropy, původním historickým nábytkem či pozoruhodným, šestatřicetistupňovým dřevěným schodištěm v knihovně, které vedlo do ložnice knížat a bylo vyrobeno bez použití jediného hřebíku. Ve většině společenských prostorů jsou postaveny mramorové krby. Z pravé strany k zámku přiléhá rozsáhlý skleník postavený v letech 1843 až 1845, ve kterém se nachází i nejvzácnější česká skleníková rostlina – strom 300–500letého cykasu Encephalartos altensteinii. V okolí zámku se rozkládá rozsáhlý zámecký park vybudovaný na počátku 19. století. V parku se nachází mnoho vzácných dřevin, rybníků a pozoruhodných staveb: maurský Minaret z roku 1798, Janův hrad – pseudogotická napodobenina hradní zříceniny, nebo Lovecký zámeček. Lednický zámek se řadí k nejvýznamnějším projevům vrcholného romantismu na území Česka a v prosinci 1996 byl zapsán v rámci celého Lednicko-valtického areálu do seznamu světového a kulturního dědictví UNESCO. Je ve vlastnictví státu (správu zajišťuje Národní památkový ústav) a je přístupný veřejnosti. Je chráněn jako národní kulturní památka České republiky.
Lukáš NěmecLukáš Němec
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Nearby Attractions Of Castle Lednice
Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape
Lednický park
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Palmenhaus
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Basic Info
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Zámek 1, 691 44 Lednice na Moravě, Czechia
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+420 519 340 128
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zamek-lednice.com
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attractions: Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, Lednický park, Sandwelt, Torture Museum, Palmenhaus, Muzeum hraček Lednice, Moorish waterworks, Lednice Dávná, restaurants: Restaurant U Tlustých, Burgr's Club, Hospůdka U Korunky, PIVOVAR LEDNICE, Pražírna a kavárna coffeesquare, Pedro's Foodtruck, Kavárna & vinárna Knoll: na kávu & pohárek, Stravovna, Café Chateau, Vinný sklep Pod Křížkem - vinařství Knoll

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