The entrance is through the castle courtyard. It is truly a grand and majestic entrance. We were on time for the guided tour (English). A young guide led us inside. Once inside he locked the doors. While we remained locked inside he explained the history associated with the castle and room. We then spent sometime looking around in the closed room, no photography was permitted. He then unlocked another door, led us in to that room and then locked the door again. The same process continued for the next five or six rooms he showed.
The castle perched on a hill looks like a fairy tale castle, has grand exteriors, but the interiors are a major disappointment. They were bare, simply bare, with some replicas and some paintings… the original stuffs stashed away elsewhere. The Karlštejn Castle was founded by Czech king and Holy Roman emperor Charles IV in 1348. The hill-top castle surrounded by forests was built to hold the royal treasures and coronation jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. It served as the king's retreat. The Czech coronation jewels were also kept there for almost 200 years. Nothing of that sort is there now; we were shown where these stuffs were kept though. Many of the interesting rooms are opened for special guests.
The Czech Republic was a major European force in the middle ages and has hundreds of castles. Had time permitted we could have toured yet another castle.
23 comments:
Another fascinating tour, Indrani, and a beautiful, dramatic looking castle! Interesting and I'm sure a little disappointing that there is nothing much inside! Wonderful skies and soft clouds! Your captures are superb as always! Hope you've had a good week and have a wonderful weekend!
Sylvia
Grand! secretive and beautiful looking.
They do know how to preserve , don't they?
Thanks for shaing with readers. Hope to see more.
Great shots Indrani.......it's a nice city !!
greetings, Joop
Fabulous pictures and info as usual.. I've been to this castle, but never went inside. I think it was closed.. We did a short trial along that wee hilly area and spent some time in karlstejn. It's a lovely little village..
That is an unusual shape for a castle! I wonder why they kept all the doors locked, and wouldn't allow photos?
That is an elegant castle--too bad about the emptiness inside. Perhaps the antique items needed a better environment (humidity-wise) than what they'd have in the castle. Pretty skies overhead, too.
What a fantastic tour. Thanks for showing us around this magical castle and Happy Sky Watch!
beautiful photos with nice info...
thanks
oh so envious. i really want to see a castle :)
I love this tour. Your photos are lovely.
Beautiful tour.
Regards and best wishes
I love these photos with excellent frames, beautiful castle.
Such lovely shots of this amazing place.
Indrani, you visit the most interesting places. I enjoyed the tour, the castle is beautiful. Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend!
Beautiful castle, brilliant photos.
i wish i could visit this part of Europe someday. an impressive castle--i wonder why each room was locked when visitors were inside. the guide was probably worried some of you would explore the castle and get lost.:p
ins't that where the movie hostel was made :)
beautiful pictures though ...
Bikram's
What a wonderful castle! And picture #2 so spectacular! =)
You're a real adventurer!! =)
beautiful!
Beautiful and interesting I have never been there and I live much closer !
fascinating!
That's a beautiful castle and the perfect site for it. Great shots.
Amazing place. Thanks for sharing. Missed it when I went to Prague.
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