Restaurace Stará Myslivna
What to order: the game goulash or the venison with rosehip sauce, and the Czech pancakes for dessert.
Every day from 11:00 · online booking
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Day itinerary · 49.78° N · 14.66° E
Konopiště in a day from Prague, Franz Ferdinand's hunting lodge an hour away by train.
Train to Benešov, a walk through the park to the castle, the armoury tour, a game lunch in the former gamekeeper's house, the bear in the moat and the rose garden.
Leaving from
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Part of Konopiště
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Total time8 h
By car45 min each way
Train45–60 min to Benešov u Prahy
On foot30–40 min through the park
Tour 2300 CZK · 55 min
DifficultyEasy
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Prague 1 h by train
from the main station to Benešov u Prahy
- 30 min on foot · westwards and through the castle park
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A walk through Konopiště park and its pond
the pond and the forest before going in
- 10 min on foot
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Konopiště Castle tour 2, the north wing and the armoury
300 CZK · ticket with a time slot on the website · English audio guide
- 5 min on foot
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Restaurace Stará Myslivna
game at the foot of the castle · book at the weekend
Konopiště 2, 256 01 Benešov · +420 317 700 280
Restaurant €€€Book - 5 min on foot
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The archduke's shooting gallery and the bears in the moat
80 CZK the gallery · the bear, from the bridge
- 10 min on foot
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The Konopiště rose garden and greenhouses
greenhouses 100 CZK, from April to October
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Back home 30 min on foot
to Benešov station
- 1 h by train · in Prague by about 18:00
Approximate cost
About €35–60 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
A walk through Konopiště park and its pond
Konopiště is the hunting lodge of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914, and it can be reached from Prague without a car: train to Benešov and half an hour's walk, the last part through the park. This plan brings together the armoury tour, a game lunch in the former gamekeeper's house, the bear in the moat and the rose garden.
The day, hour by hour
8:45 · Train to Benešov u Prahy. From 45 minutes to an hour from the main station.
9:40 · Walk to the castle. About 2–2.5 km to the west; the last part enters the park.
10:00 · The park. The pond, the forest and the sculptures, before the ticket office opens.
10:45 · Tour 2: the north wing and the armoury. 55 minutes with a guide and an English audio guide: the chapel, the archduke's lift and the richest armoury in the Czech Republic.
12:30 · Lunch at the Stará Myslivna. Game pâté and goulash, venison with rosehip sauce and Czech pancakes, among trophies and a century-old orchestrion.
14:15 · Shooting gallery and the bear. The archduke's mechanical targets and the Himalayan bear in the moat.
15:00 · Rose garden and greenhouses. From April to October, for 100 CZK.
16:15 · Return. On foot to the station and train to Prague; you arrive around 18:00.
With children or in the low season
With children, tour 2, the shooting gallery and the bear are the best parts; small ones struggle with more than one tour. In November the castle is open only on Saturdays and Sundays, and from December to March on a limited number of days: check the website before you leave. The park can be walked all year.
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Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Konopiště
April to October, when the tours and the greenhouses are open. In November, only Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 15:00. The park and the bear, all year.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Buy the tour time slot
Groups are of 25 and at weekends they fill up.
- 2Book the Stará Myslivna
At midday on Saturday and Sunday, always.
- 3Take a taxi if you have little ones
There are taxis at Benešov station.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Prague to Konopiště?
From 45 minutes to an hour by train and half an hour on foot.
Which tour should I do?
Tour 2, with the armoury.
How much does it cost?
The tour, 300 CZK; the game lunch, about 500–800 CZK.
Is it open in winter?
On reduced days; in November, Saturdays and Sundays.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
geocalia.com/en/czechia/konopiste/itineraries/archdukes-castle-and-rose-garden
Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.