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Say HI to Castles and Chateaux in the Czech Republic

The Czech Youth Hostel Association is proud to offer 100 sights with valuable discounts. Save money (about 30%) on entrance fees to fantastic castles and extend your stay in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic?! How do you imagine the republic in the heart of Europe? Prague? Beer? Ice-Hockey? We will appreciate your answers and feedback ... but we are also a country of castles and chateaux.

Did you know that there are over 2,000 castles and chateaux in Czech Republic? This is more per square mile than in any other country in the world! They are an important and valuable part of our national cultural heritage and their significance transcends national borders.

Czech Youth Hostel Association and National Heritage Institute of the Czech Republic (www.npu.cz) have signed the contract of cooperation offering to all HI members great benefits – at least 30% discount on entrance fee in more then 100 fantastic castles, chateaux and monuments.

Travel through ages! When coming to Czech Republic make sure to visit some of these great landmarks and travel through time of kings, knights and princesses. Explore the ruins or fortresses. Enjoy the music festivals under the towers and walls of most romantic castles or travel back in time to the Middle ages  participating at Medieval Festivals. It's one of the best ways to feel the reach history of our country and enjoy great countryside locations.

Check out a short presentation of some of the beautiful castles which offer great discounts to HI members. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbDVTLlC3J4

Visit Czech Republic and our castles by car, by public traffic or even by bike. Most of these sights are close to our youth hostels (www.czechhostels.com).Our hostel staff will gladly assist you how to get there.

See you in one of our hostels. Or  in one of fantastic chambers of Czech castles and chateaux.

Our top recommendations:

Castles and chateaux close to Prague (30-60 minutes by public traffic)

Karlstejn castle (www.hradkarlstejn.cz) 

Konopiste chateau (www.zamek-konopiste.cz)

Krivoklat castle (www.krivoklat.cz)

Castles and chateaux in South Bohemia

Hluboka nad Vltavou chateaux (www.zamek-hluboka.eu)

Chateau in Cesky Krumlov chateaux (www.zamek-ceskykrumlov.eu)  - UNESCO heritage

Chateau in Jindrichuv Hradec (www.zamek-jindrichuvhradec.eu)

Rozmberk nad Vltavou castle (www.hrad-rozmberk.eu)

Castles and chateaux in Czech UNESCO Heritage zones ( http://en.czech-unesco.org)

Kromeriz chateau (www.zamek-kromeriz.cz)

Lednice&Valtice chateaux  (www.zamek-lednice.com / www.zamek-valtice.cz)

Litomysl chateau (www.zamek-litomysl.cz) 

Telc chateau (www.zamek-telc.eu)

Zdar nad Sazavou - Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelena hora (www.zelena-hora.eu)

For a complete list of monuments (more then 100 monuments) offering discounts please visit the web pages of the National Heritage Institute: www.npu.cz