CZECH BAROQUE

The Czech Republic has a cultural significance out of all proportion to its size. Architecturally it has one of the richest concentrations of great houses and castles in Europe, numerous important historic gardens and parks and countless enchanting and unspoilt Renaissance and Baroque towns.

The great castle of Český Krumlov was once part of the huge Schwarzenberg properties in South Bohemia. The château gardens were laid out in the late-18th century as a series of Baroque terraces, reached by way of a remarkable four-level bridge and corridor construction that leads from one wing of the castle across a ravine. The topmost corridor passes through the roof of the Castle Theatre.

For conservation reasons only a few performances are held in the theatre each year. For more information about the theatre, click here.