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VÝLET DO VELHARTIC
VÝLET OF VELHARTIC
Event by: Výlety pro radost, CA Engeltour
Location: Prague Main Station, Wilsonova 300/8, Praha 2
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Reservations and more info here:
https://www.engeltour.cz/velhartice2/
THE STATE CASTLE AND CASTLE OF VELHARTICE IS AMONG THE MOST ROMANTIC OBJECTS IN ŠUMAV
Velhartice Castle and Castle * brewery and open-air museum * Werich's cottage * church St. Máří Magdalény
PROGRAMME:
8.05 - departure by train from Prague hl.n. (possibility to arrive Prague - Smíchov at 8.15)
10.27 - arrival in Klatov and connecting bus to Velhartice
* visit of Velhartice castle and chateau, choose from the following tours:
GOTHIC CASTLE
History and construction development of the castle in the 13th - 16th centuries. The route includes the castle cistern, cellars, former interiors of the Raj Palace, a view from the large stone bridge and the Putna defense tower. Entrance fee CZK 180/CZK 140 - seniors, students/CZK 50 - children
RENAISSANCE CASTLE
The Renaissance background of a noble family living in the middle of the 17th century awaits you in the castle. Family room, noble bedroom, nanny's chamber, dining room, games room, ballroom and hunting hall. The not quite traditionally conceived exhibition will introduce you to the everyday and social life of an aristocratic family in a country estate. You will learn about their philosophy of life, how the people of the late Renaissance spent their free time.
admission 180 CZK/140 CZK - seniors, students/50 CZK - children
ŠUMAVSKÁ KLENOTNICE
Come and explore the story of the secret transfer of the crown jewels to Velhartice. An interactive tour will take you to the cellar of the oldest part of the Southern Palace. You will become part of the research team and learn how events that took place hundreds of years ago are reconstructed.
entrance fee 220 CZK - single entrance fee
* in the grounds of the castle and chateau, you can freely visit the grounds of the period brewery, where you can also have refreshments, and the Museum of Folk Architecture
* also the possibility of walking along the educational trail 1.5 km away Werich's cottage, where Jan Werich liked to spend his time or, on the other hand, to the church of St. Mary Magdalene, which is located in the cemetery and is surrounded by legends. His dark energy is said to have inspired K.J. Erben to write the ballad Svatební košile.
There are also two restaurants and one pastry shop in Velhartice
* 16.45 - departure by bus from Velhartice with a subsequent transfer in Klatovy to Prague
* arrival in Prague hl.n at 19.53 (possibility of leaving Prague - Smíchov at 19.43)
Price:
Adults 650 CZK
Youth 15-18 years, students 18-26 (ISIC required) and seniors 65+ 570 CZK
Children up to 14.9 years 420 CZK
The price includes:
fare there and back
guide services
The price does not include:
any entrance fees
VELHARTICE CASTLE
The castle was founded at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries as the ancestral seat of the lords of Budětice. Under one of the most important owners, Bušek the Elder and Bušek the Younger from Velhartice, the castle saw its greatest prosperity. In the 15th century, Menhart of Hradec, the highest burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia and an opponent of George of Poděbrady, hid the crown jewels in Velhartice. In the 17th century, the estate was acquired by the imperial general Martin de Hoeff-Huerta, who had a new late-Renaissance palace built in the upper courtyard. During his reign, the re-Catholicization of the local region also took place very hard. The last noble owner was in Velhartice, in the period II. World War, Josef Windischgrätz. Since 1945, the building has been under the administration of the state.
WERICH'S COTTAGE
The admirers of Šumava know and it is of great importance to them that the great Czech fashion legend Jan Werich shared his love for Šumava with them. Jan Werich's stays in Velhartick are still remembered by older residents, his cottage and fishing are still a lively subject of interest for local people and tourists.
ST.MARY MAGDALENY CEMETERY CHURCH
The construction of the church began in 1373. In the 16th century, the church was rebuilt in late Gothic style, the cemetery gate and portals date from the same period. At that time, a northeastern vestibule with a diamond vault was added to the church. The church was significantly modified in the 19th century. There are also rumors that a wooden church once stood on the site of the stone church, in which the settlers with their women and children one day hid from robbers. They burned the church and the unfortunates were burned alive. The cemetery is also supposed to contain an unmarked mass grave, where the murdered Sudeten Germans were thrown during their savage deportation after the Second World War.
A long, long time ago, in times that none of the existing tombstones seem to remember, something terrifying is said to have happened here. Something so disgusting that so far no one has been able to cleanse the cemetery of the consequences of this act. Something that is said to have later inspired Karel Jaromír Erben to write the ballad The Wedding Shirt, first published in 1843.
More here: https://www.engeltour.cz/velhartice2/
https://www.engeltour.cz/velhartice2/
THE STATE CASTLE AND CASTLE OF VELHARTICE IS AMONG THE MOST ROMANTIC OBJECTS IN ŠUMAV
Velhartice Castle and Castle * brewery and open-air museum * Werich's cottage * church St. Máří Magdalény
PROGRAMME:
8.05 - departure by train from Prague hl.n. (possibility to arrive Prague - Smíchov at 8.15)
10.27 - arrival in Klatov and connecting bus to Velhartice
* visit of Velhartice castle and chateau, choose from the following tours:
GOTHIC CASTLE
History and construction development of the castle in the 13th - 16th centuries. The route includes the castle cistern, cellars, former interiors of the Raj Palace, a view from the large stone bridge and the Putna defense tower. Entrance fee CZK 180/CZK 140 - seniors, students/CZK 50 - children
RENAISSANCE CASTLE
The Renaissance background of a noble family living in the middle of the 17th century awaits you in the castle. Family room, noble bedroom, nanny's chamber, dining room, games room, ballroom and hunting hall. The not quite traditionally conceived exhibition will introduce you to the everyday and social life of an aristocratic family in a country estate. You will learn about their philosophy of life, how the people of the late Renaissance spent their free time.
admission 180 CZK/140 CZK - seniors, students/50 CZK - children
ŠUMAVSKÁ KLENOTNICE
Come and explore the story of the secret transfer of the crown jewels to Velhartice. An interactive tour will take you to the cellar of the oldest part of the Southern Palace. You will become part of the research team and learn how events that took place hundreds of years ago are reconstructed.
entrance fee 220 CZK - single entrance fee
* in the grounds of the castle and chateau, you can freely visit the grounds of the period brewery, where you can also have refreshments, and the Museum of Folk Architecture
* also the possibility of walking along the educational trail 1.5 km away Werich's cottage, where Jan Werich liked to spend his time or, on the other hand, to the church of St. Mary Magdalene, which is located in the cemetery and is surrounded by legends. His dark energy is said to have inspired K.J. Erben to write the ballad Svatební košile.
There are also two restaurants and one pastry shop in Velhartice
* 16.45 - departure by bus from Velhartice with a subsequent transfer in Klatovy to Prague
* arrival in Prague hl.n at 19.53 (possibility of leaving Prague - Smíchov at 19.43)
Price:
Adults 650 CZK
Youth 15-18 years, students 18-26 (ISIC required) and seniors 65+ 570 CZK
Children up to 14.9 years 420 CZK
The price includes:
fare there and back
guide services
The price does not include:
any entrance fees
VELHARTICE CASTLE
The castle was founded at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries as the ancestral seat of the lords of Budětice. Under one of the most important owners, Bušek the Elder and Bušek the Younger from Velhartice, the castle saw its greatest prosperity. In the 15th century, Menhart of Hradec, the highest burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia and an opponent of George of Poděbrady, hid the crown jewels in Velhartice. In the 17th century, the estate was acquired by the imperial general Martin de Hoeff-Huerta, who had a new late-Renaissance palace built in the upper courtyard. During his reign, the re-Catholicization of the local region also took place very hard. The last noble owner was in Velhartice, in the period II. World War, Josef Windischgrätz. Since 1945, the building has been under the administration of the state.
WERICH'S COTTAGE
The admirers of Šumava know and it is of great importance to them that the great Czech fashion legend Jan Werich shared his love for Šumava with them. Jan Werich's stays in Velhartick are still remembered by older residents, his cottage and fishing are still a lively subject of interest for local people and tourists.
ST.MARY MAGDALENY CEMETERY CHURCH
The construction of the church began in 1373. In the 16th century, the church was rebuilt in late Gothic style, the cemetery gate and portals date from the same period. At that time, a northeastern vestibule with a diamond vault was added to the church. The church was significantly modified in the 19th century. There are also rumors that a wooden church once stood on the site of the stone church, in which the settlers with their women and children one day hid from robbers. They burned the church and the unfortunates were burned alive. The cemetery is also supposed to contain an unmarked mass grave, where the murdered Sudeten Germans were thrown during their savage deportation after the Second World War.
A long, long time ago, in times that none of the existing tombstones seem to remember, something terrifying is said to have happened here. Something so disgusting that so far no one has been able to cleanse the cemetery of the consequences of this act. Something that is said to have later inspired Karel Jaromír Erben to write the ballad The Wedding Shirt, first published in 1843.
More here: https://www.engeltour.cz/velhartice2/