The subtly curved and slightly sloping Masaryk Square is lined with lovely Renaissance and Baroque buildings. The most exuberant is the Hotel of the Small White Horse ( Bílý konícek ), which boasts a fantastic crenellated gable and turrets. Opposite ..

The lovely Gothic church of St Giles dominates the north part of town. Its status as the property of the Augustine monastery for many years meant that it belonged to one of the greatest cultural trends of Bohemia. Today still, the presbytery and the ..

From the mid-16C, the originally Medieval castle was turned into a Renaissance residence by the Rožmberk family, with the help of architect Domenico Cometa . After passing through countless hands, it was acquired by the Schwarzenbergs in 1658. Loc..