On Friday we took a bus trip to Cesky Krumlov. It is a small town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Construction of the town and the Krumlov castle began in the late 13th century at a ford in the Vltava River, which was important in trade routes in Bohemia. In 1302 the town and castle were owned by the House of Rosenberg. Emperor Rudolf II bought Krumlov in 1602 and gave it to his son. From 1719 until 1945 the castle belonged to the House of Schwarzenberg. Most of the architecture of the old town and castle dates from the 14th through 17th centuries; the town's structures are mostly in Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque styles. The core of the old town is within a horseshoe bend of the river. The town is filled with quaint shops and restaurants.
The Castle is unusually large for a town of Krumlov's size; within the Czech Republic it is second in extent only to the castle complex of Prague. Inside its grounds are a large rococo garden, an extensive bridge over a deep gap in the rock upon which the castle is built, and the castle itself, which in turn consists of many defined parts dating from different periods of time.
The first two photos show the Castle above the town. The next three show the town from the Castle. The rest of the photos are from in the town, with the last one showing kayakers coming down a spillway by a dam.
1 comment:
Cool place. I love the spillway, that is very cool.
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