Beautiful Cesky Krumlov

In the southern part of the Czech Republic is the medieval town of Cesky Krumlov. The old part of the town is surrounded by a wall and entered through a gate while the modern part is on the other side of the valley. The village has a castle that sits on a hill above the town. The Vltava River winds its way through the town and flows quickly with lots of Rapids. White water rafting is a popular summer past time here and it can get crowded not just with tourists but locals as well. The township on one side of the river has a square wit cobblestoned streets leading away to the river. On the other side of the river the Main Street leads from the town gate to the river. We had lunch at a cafe long side the bridge and river and watched all the people paddling down the river on their rafts.

The township of Cesky Krumlov seen from the castle 

Bridge Street leading from the town gate to the bridge

Shops along Bridge Street

On the bridge with the castle in the background looking back up Bridge Street

Castle from the bridge

Main Street leading up to the town square

Having lunch at a restaurant next to the bridge overlooking the water

You can watch the people in their rafts paddling or just flowing with the current

Lunch at the restaurant

Inside the castle of Cesky Krumlov

They actually keep bears at the castle, only one female bear currently exists. The others have recently died. It is actually off-putting when you go incide the castle and see the amount of bear skin rugs displayed in a number of rooms.

Entrance door in the lower castle area

A canal from the river that runs through the lower part of the village

River view of the village

The connecting bridge between castle buildings

Cesky Krumlov is about a 2-3 hour drive from Prague, depending on the state of the roads and the traffic. The trips goes through fairly flat farmland and some smaller towns, some with old medieval or Renaissance town centres.