Discover the beauty of Karlštejn

The path to the castle is guarded by Budňanská Skála, known worldwide for its fossils and well-visible exposure of corrugated rock layers. The rock, like most of the Karlštejn area, is part of the Karlštejn national nature reserve, which forms the largest protected area o

We have reached the town hall, the most important administrative building of Karlštejn. In the past, the town hall was rebuilt many times and acquired its present appearance at the end of the 19th century. Even today it is the seat of the municipal office and cultural and representation event

We have arrived at the train station Karlštejn. The town of Karlštejn is located on the line from Prague to Beroun. The village has two parts divided by Berounka - on the right bank is Poučník with the railway station and the town hall and on the left Budňany with the castle of

The building of the former rectory of Karlštejn, in which the museum is located, is today the oldest house under the castle of Karlštejn and was declared a cultural monument. The museum exhibits over 50 Czech historical nativity scenes, some of which are made of very unusual materials,

Karlštejn Castle was founded in 1348 by King Charles IV, originally probably as his private representative seat. Later, as Emperor, the purpose of the castle changed and it became a place to store collections of holy remains and imperial coronation jewels. At the beginning of the Hussite wars

In addition to wax figurines, the museum also offers a kaleidoscopic cinema, where mirrors and rear projections screen a film about the treasures of Czech architecture and art created especially for the Karlštejn kaleidoscope.Most of the exposition is devoted to the Middle Ages - it presents

Another of the Karlštejn museums offers an exceptional walk through time, capturing the development of watchmaking and craft. The permanent exhibition of historical clocks counts more than 1,000 exhibits from around the world, from pocket clocks to so-called floor clocks and tower machines, m

This unique museum of weapons and equipment of the pre-war Czechoslovak army is located in the building of the permanent Czechoslovak fortification, or bunker. It was reconstructed at the turn of 2014 and 2015 and equipped to match the form of mobilization in September 1938.The Czechoslovak fortific

This Baroque statue was sculpted in the workshop of Matthias Bernard Braun in 1714 and is located opposite the parsonage, on an island in the village green under a tree. The sides are decorated with four reliefs of saints: saint Anthony of Padua, saint John of Nepomuk, and two other unidentified sai

To get to the Well Tower you must descend the staircase from the main courtyard. Originally, there was a bakery and laundry in the lower part of the well. A unique pumping mechanism in the form of a pedal wheel is still preserved in the Well Tower. Within 10 minutes they pulled out a 70 liter shackl