South Bohemia

Whichever of the towns of České Budějovice, Jindřichův Hradec, Písek, Strakonice, Tábor or Třeboň you may visit, every time you get to the places where art and history come to life. Awaiting the visitors to the Czech South is a number of robust mediaeval strongholds and refined chateaus. The most frequently visited ones include the chateau in Hluboká nad Vltavou with the nearby hunting-lodge and zoological garden Ohrada, the castle Zvíkov and chateau Orlík at the Orlická dam, the chateau Červená Lhota or water castle Blatná. Its place among the enumeration of the sights has also Holašovice, a village with the estates in the style of the peasant Baroque, inscribed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. The south-Bohemian rivers of Vltava, Otava and Lužnice are the Eden of the boating men, the most beautiful parts of the nature include the biospheric preserves of the Area of Třeboň, the natural park of the Czech Canada, the Novohradské hory (Mountains) and a number of peat-bogs.