Moravský Krumlov Chateau

A princely castle stood on the site of the chateau as early as around 1240, which Böckel of Zbraslav had built for King Wenceslas the First. After 1513, the Lords of Lipá had it rebuilt in the spirit of the Renaissance, and the result is the arcades, admired to this day, stretching over three floors on three sides of the courtyard. From 1625, the chateau belonged to the Liechtensteins, who made it the seat of a minor family fideicommissum. The chateau gained wider recognition primarily thanks to Alfons Mucha, whose monumental cycle, the Slav Epic, was exhibited here from 1963 to 2011, and from August 2021, it returned here again on a five-year loan. Since 2016, the chateau has belonged directly to the town of Moravský Krumlov, which invested over one hundred million Czech crowns into repairing the south wing, thus saving the building from the list of endangered monuments. Surrounding the chateau is a twelve-hectare English park, founded around 1780, ideal for a stroll after your visit.