Gluboka nad Vltava Castle
Bezruč ova 142, 373 41 Hlubok nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
Description:
The pseudo-Gothic castle Gluboka nad Vltava for eight centuries of its existence was replaced by 27 owners, and each of them sought to bring something new and unique to his house. The outcome of this unique relay was an unearthly beauty castle with 11 towers, 140 rooms, two courtyards, a glazed greenhouse and a park of 190 hectares with a unique system of ponds and rare species of trees. The castle has no specific style, its former owners had different tastes.
Initially, it was Gothic, which was replaced by the fashionable Renaissance at that time, and then acquired the features of Baroque.
Numerous legends are associated with Gluboka nad Vltava Castle. From the stories of the guides you will learn about how Pauline Schwarzenberg died at the wedding of Napoleon, who shot Adam Frantishka Schwarzenberg, where the head of a Turk with a crow is on the Schwarzenberg coat of arms, and much more.