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The white Neo-Gothic façade of Hluboká CastleJiří Sedláček · CC BY-SA 3.0

What to do · Hluboká and České Budějovice

Hluboká Castle, the state rooms and the armoury

Castle · 55 min guided · 300 CZK · the Schwarzenbergs' main floor

InformationFrom Kč300 adult
From
Kč300 adult
Duration
55 min
Season
April – October
Who it's for
All ages; under-15s with an adult

The main tour covers the main floor: the morning room, the reading room, the smoking room, the small and great dining rooms, the library, Princess Eleonore's rooms and, at the end, the entrance to the armoury and the castle's armoury, with walls and ceilings of carved wood and tapestries. It lasts 55 minutes, with groups of up to 55 people. Inside you may not take photographs or enter with a pushchair or backpack. It is open from April to October; in winter, see the winter tour.

As a familyWith teenagers

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The façade of Masné krámy and a mug of Budvar with a Czech dish© Masné krámyThe Budvar brewery restaurant in the old butchers' stalls

Masné krámy

Restaurant · České Budějovice · €€€€

What to order: the set lunch or the budvarské výpečky, roast pork with cabbage and dumplings, with the tank lager or the kroužkovaný ležák.

Every day · Sunday 12:00 to 21:00
The square of České Budějovice seen from the air, with the Grandhotel Zvon© Grandhotel ZvonCzech and Viennese farm cooking on the square

Pivnice Zvon

Restaurant · České Budějovice · €€€€

What to order: the grilled Mysletín beef rib or the sirloin tartare, with a tank Pilsner.

Every day · last orders around 21:00 to 22:30

To stay nearby

The courtyard of Hotel Štekl, beside the castle walls© Hotel ŠteklHotel

Hotel Štekl

Four stars · Next to the castle · Pool and private wellness

Why we like it: Four-star hotel in a building as old as Hluboká Castle, at its foot: 46 rooms, the ERB restaurant, and a private pool, whirlpool and sauna.

A room with a four-poster bed and period furniture© Grandhotel ZvonHotel

Grandhotel Zvon

On the square in České Budějovice · 80 rooms · Pets welcome

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Family hotel with 80 rooms and apartments in historic houses on the square in České Budějovice, with supervised garage, 24-hour reception, brewery restaurant and pets welcome.

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