What to do · Karlštejn
Charles IV's imperial residence, the basic tour of Karlštejn Castle
Information
- From
- Kč300 adult
- Duration
- 55 min
- Season
- All year except 21 to 25 December · in November and December, Friday to Sunday
- Who it's for
- All ages; ages 6 to 17, 90 CZK
Charles IV had Karlštejn built in the fourteenth century to keep the crown jewels and the relics of the empire, and the basic tour covers the Imperial Palace and the Marian Tower: the courtiers' hall, the knights' hall with the Chapel of St Nicholas, the deanery and the emperor's bedroom with the Chapel of St Wenceslas, with furniture from the fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
You enter only with a guide, in groups of up to 45 people and about 55 minutes. Guided tours are usually in Czech or English; ask at the ticket office for the Spanish audio guide (120 CZK and a 500 CZK cash deposit). Buy your ticket on the castle website to choose a time: in summer and at weekends the slots fill up. The last tour leaves at closing time.
From the car park or the station it is about 15 to 20 minutes' climb on foot through the village; you cannot drive up.
As a familyWith teenagers
