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What to do · Karlštejn

The chapels of Karlštejn and the Great Tower, the exclusive tour

Castle · 100 min guided · 640 CZK · 16 people · May to October

InformationFrom Kč640 adult
From
Kč640 adult
Duration
1 h 40
Season
May to October; closed from November to April
Who it's for
Adults and teenagers interested in Gothic art

The second tour enters what Karlštejn was built to guard: the Church of Our Lady and the small Chapel of St Catherine, in the Marian Tower, and the staircase of the Great Tower, with wall paintings from the time of Charles IV. Groups are 16 people at most, it lasts a hundred minutes and booking is compulsory: buy your ticket on the castle website as soon as you have your date.

It runs from May to October. If you want to see everything, the castle also offers the complete three-hour tour, almost private (six people, 1,800 CZK per person), which goes up to the floors above the Chapel of the Holy Cross, normally closed.

With teenagers

Directions See all of Karlštejn

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 Pod Dračí skálou restaurant building with a dragon carved in wood at the entrance© Restaurace a penzion Pod Dračí skálouGame and Pilsner by the fireplace, five minutes from the castle

Restaurace Pod Dračí skálou

Restaurant · Karlštejn · €€€€

What to order: a game dish from the menu with a draught Pilsner Urquell.

Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 22:00; Sunday until 20:00; closed Monday
The chef finishes a dish in the restaurant kitchen© Romantický Hotel Mlýn KarlštejnFish and wine by the river, beneath the castle

Grill Restaurant Mlýn

Restaurant · Karlštejn · €€€€

What to order: the fish of the day or the roast sturgeon, ordered 48 hours ahead for four people.

Thursday to Saturday from 12:00 to 22:00; Sunday from 12:00 to 17:00

To stay nearby

A room with a sloping ceiling and a wooden double bed© Restaurace a penzion Pod Dračí skálouSmall hotel

Penzion Pod Dračí skálou

Three rooms · Breakfast by the fireplace · Ten minutes from the castle

Why we like it: A three-room guesthouse with a terrace above the family restaurant Pod Dračí skálou, surrounded by forest and ten minutes' walk from the castle.

From Kč1600 / night View details
The Hotel Mlýn building lit up at night above the garden© Romantický Hotel Mlýn KarlštejnSmall hotel

Romantický Hotel Mlýn Karlštejn

Former mill by the Berounka · 21 rooms · Sauna and whirlpool bath

Why we like it: A 21-room hotel in a former mill on the banks of the Berounka, beneath the castle, with a fish restaurant, a terrace, a sauna and a private island in the river.

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