Tour of Castles, Chateaus; Wines Of The Czech Republic
Explore the beautiful and lesser-known corners of central Europe on this trip. Have an excellent opportunity to see alluring places like large meadows with many wildflowers in the UNESCO biospheric reserve of the White Carpathian mountains. Meet locals in the charming Moravian villages and see beautiful places of archaeological importance, such as the town of Cesky Krumlov, Telc or Dolni Vestonice.
General information:
Accommodation:
We stay in smaller first class 3-4star hotels. Hotels offer full range of services and are beautifully located. We choosen smaller hotels in historical buildings.
Meals:
Half-board or full-board. We will have always breakfasts in the hotel. Picnic lunches are prepared by our guides where we can not stop in suitable local restaurant. .
Local transport:
Transfers by comfortable coach or minivan (depends on size of group). The driving is never too long and leads mostly through beautiful and ever changing landscape. Where appropriate, we follow side roads with little traffic and unspoiled countryside.
Similar itinerary may be arrange in reverse.
Luxury variant on request.
Day 1: Meeting our guide in to southern Moravia to arrive in the small medieval town of Mikulov. You may explore the town and castle built on a limestone rock or
take an easy walk to Palava Hills (limestone hills along Czech-Austrian
border, an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with unique flora and fauna). A part of local castle in restored in museum of wine. Nearly each village offer good duality of local wine producers.
Later we can walk through the magnificent park in the town of Lednice, with its fountains, extensive views, castle ruins, and a lake with 15 islands.
Welcome dinner with wine tasting.
Meals: D
Day 2: In the morning visit the White Carpathian mountains and take an easy
walk through its beautiful orchid meadows. Later travel to the village of
Petrov and visit an interesting group of baroque wine cellars from the 18th and 19th
century called PETROV, where you may taste local wines. This area is also
known for its folklore traditions - the area between the White Carpathians
and Chriby Hills is called SLOVACKO and it is here where the most
sdistinctive cultural traditions in the Czech Republic still live. The area bellow Chriby Hills is also known by very good quality of wines. Stop in open air museum in Straznice.
Wine tasting in private wine cellar.
Accommodation in hotel in town of Uherske Hradiste.
Meals:B, D
Day 3: In the morning we can walk from Buchlovice village to Buchlov Castle. It is one of the oldest castles in Moravia. Its history is connected with the first Christian queen of Marcomans Fridegilda, and the best-known lord of the Moravia land - Svatopluk. Beech forest around the castle is a part of Chriby Hills . Later, continue to Buchlovice, visiting Buchlovice Chateau (an 18th century Italian chateau, still containing most of its original Roccoco furniture left behind by the family when they fled to Austria in 1945) and surrounding park. Chateaus wine cellar will give us another oportunity for wine tasting.
Visit the little town of Velehrad with beautiful cathedral(from 9th century) is one of the most important pilgrimage sites of the Czech Republic. If time allows, we may also stop in town of Slavkov (Austerlitz) the site of the battle in December 1805, in which Napoleon defeated the allied armies of the Austrians and Russians.
Overnight in hotel in historical centre of Brn
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EXTRA DAYS MAY BE ARRANGED.
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