Špilberk Castle
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If you like castles, I definitely recommend visiting Špilberk! It is a huge castle with a lot of exhibitions, ranging from the makings of the castle over its history as a prison up to modern-day Brno. There is art and sculptures, you can see old parts of the walls and castle, there are interactive exhibitions for kids, rooms showing how the prisoners lived and torture methods, and much more. It includes the MMB Museum, the Tower and the Royal Chapel, the Treasures of Armoury, the underground water tanks and the casemates. You have to buy all the tickets individually. I bought one for the Museum, the Armoury and the Tower and Chapel and paid around 15€. Sadly, the water tanks were closed at the time I visited the castle. How much time should you plan: A whole day if you want to see everything the castle has to offer 3+ hours for the exhibitions in the Museum 20 min for the Treasures of Armoury 30-40 min for the Tower and Chapel What I would have liked to be done differently: All the rooms with exhibitions in the museum have detailed info panels in Czech. The translations for tourists are found in booklets hanging on walls or given out by the staff. The booklets only cover an overview of the parts that are exhibited. They are not detailed and for some things, there is no translation at all. You have to translate it yourself if you want to know more. Some of the signs for orientation were only in Czech, too. The booklets are in English and German, only in some rooms they were in French (if I am not mistaken) and only in the Treasures of Armoury I found an italian translation. The quality of translation could be better, the English was good, some of the German (in the Armoury) was pretty bad and the sentences didn't make sense, otherwise it was okay. It would also be very helpful if the castle could offer an estimation of time for the average stay. There is a Bistro outside of the castle. The park around it is beautiful, especially in autumn and ideal for walks. The view is stunning, you can see the whole city of Brno and the mountains around it. It is definitely worth a visit, but plan your time accordingly.
AntoniaAntonia
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Highly recommend the hike up through the parkland forest to get to this fortress. You can enjoy quite a bit of the outside for free, however there are several areas and exhibits and sights you can only enjoy if you have purchased passes for them. The underground dungeon/jail system is eerie and brings forth life of being a prisoner over the many centuries of military use, including WW2. There is also the bell tower to climb with outstanding 360 degree views across the city. Inside the fortress are exhibits about the history of Brno. There are 2 cafes to relax in for a drink or cake or a meal - quite affordable and with a nice atmosphere. Overall it is an excellent way to spend half your day (several hours). If you have mobility issues you will be limited with the number of things you will be able to access as there are a LOT of stairs and lots of uneven ground (historical flooring surfaces worn over centuries).
Sally GreenawaySally Greenaway
10
I visited the castle and the exhibition was a bit boring. Whereas I was expecting the exhibition to explain more about the castle, the exhibition was more about the use of the castle as prison over the centuries for various ethno-nationalists during the period of Austro-Hungarian Empire. The exhibition was divided into separate sections for the different parts of the empire such as Italians, Czech etc, and to be quite frank, a bit repetitive and boring The permanent exhibition also included a museum of medieval to pre-modern history of Brno (virtually all in Czech), and an exhibition of the architectural history of Brno which was much more interesting because it had a lot more English and architecture happens to be an interesting topic for me. It’s a challenging climb up to the top where the castle is, and to be honest the views from the castle over the city was the best part of the visit.
macedonboymacedonboy
00
Arrive in time! According to the castle clerk the entire tour takes about 4 hours if you do everything. Because of this we didn't do the lookout tower but went for the exposition and what's inside the castle. The first part was a bit problematic as the information is in Czech. In most cases there were a little manual in English, however knowing which part belonged to which was very confusing as the English manual said "Panel x, panel y" etc, but there were no numbers indicating such a thing on the panels. That was a shame. Also rather confusingly, some rooms had a manual for French while others did not. The gallery however was quite excellent and very interesting. Filled with historical items to look at and fully covered with English information as well as Czech. Would definitely recommend if you're in Brno and looking for things to do!
Niclas Stenberg RännäliNiclas Stenberg Rännäli
00
Summary and caveats: not great for kids. Great for adults *if* you like 20th century art and/or photography, or early-to-late modern artifacts like old weapons, furniture, clothing, etc. Also, skip the first floor of the museum entirely, it was really not worth the time. We spent several hours wandering through the museum and prison. The museum was delightful, aside from the first floor which is basically a tedious collection of historical illustrations with poorly translated explanations in English. Every other floor made up for it, especially the modern art exhibit. The prison was arguably something you could skip, though I personally enjoyed walking through the long dark spaces and reading about what transpired there. If you are short on time, it's very reasonable to cut the prison from your tour.
David EderyDavid Edery
20
Must visit! The overall visit took about 2 hours. The castle is great, as well as the exhibitions. I advice to get a ticket that comprises everything as it's all quite nice to see. We first took a tour of the castle and the tower from which you have a nice view of north (I think) Brno and then we saw the exhibition of the history of the castle, which was quite interesting (maybe a little bit too detailed?). Sadly, one floor was closed because of COVID, but the paintings floor was nice, even though we just went because it was included in the ticket. The old prisons are also worth visiting. Sadly, we didn't see the stone temple because they have a viewing every 2 hours (and we were supposed to wait 1.30.. so it's good to check the times beforehand, we didn't know).
nicole martinellinicole martinelli
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