チェスキー・シュテルンベルク城
シュテルンベルク家という重要な貴族家の足跡を辿り、チェスキー・シュテルンベルク城で豪華な内装を持った15の客室をご覧ください。その中に多くの貴重なアーティファクトを飾った広々とした騎士ホール、珍しい装飾のある聖セバスティアヌス礼拝堂、ルイ16世様式で建てられた黄色いサロンと、数千冊の居心地のよい図書館等があります。6世代の家譜を示す絵がある、イジー・シュテルンベルクのオフィスをご訪問ください。狩猟のファンは、トロフィーの数を飾った狩猟サロンで興味を引かれるでしょう。訪問の際、お城の正面に位置する、後期ゴシックの要塞建築の一例であるダンジョンの見物もお忘れなく。

A tour circuit will lead you through fifteen richly furnished rooms, from the representative Knights’ Hall, to parlours and salons with furniture from various historical periods, to the Hunters’ Hall, which is decorated with a variety of hunting trophies. You will learn about the fate and lifestyle of the most recent generations of the oldest still existing Czech family. Be sure not to miss the former monastery in Sázava, 12 kilometres away. The monastery was the centre of Slavic education from 1032 until its closure in the 18th century. Its greatest treasure is the Sázava Madonna, the only one in the world in which she appears to be disciplining the young Jesus!

Reason to visit

In the castle you can see a unique collection of 545 etchings from the time of the Thirty Years’ War. In the summer, don’t miss a falconry demonstration in the castle courtyard. The fascinating tradition of hunting with trained birds of prey dates back more than 4,000 years, and in 2010 it earned a place on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.