📜 Bítov Castle is a royal fortress, likely the oldest in the Moravian-Austrian Thaya region, with origins in a 10th-century Slavic settlement. It guards the confluence of the Želetavka and Thaya rivers.
✨ Explore history from 10th-century Slavic settlement
🐾 Visit one of the first private zoos in Czech Republic, known for 49 stuffed dogs
👑 Discover Neo-Gothic appearance shaped by noble families
👨👩👧👦 Enjoy various tours and historical event commemorations
❓ Foreign language tours not available, only text translations
⚠️ Rocky terrain and free-roaming animals require child supervision
🚫 Dogs prohibited from Palace tour and garden with free-roaming animals
💰 Adults 240 Kč for Palace tour, other tours/discounts available, children under 5 free.
🕒 Daily, 9:00-16:00/18:00 depending on season, closed Mondays.
🅿️ Paid lot 600m above castle (cash only). No parking directly in front without permit, except for staff and disabled.
🐕 Dogs allowed on leash/muzzle in I & II courtyards. Prohibited from Palace tour and garden with free-roaming animals.
🚴♀️ Bike racks for ~35 bikes at restaurant. Garage storage for expensive bikes possible by prior arrangement.
👶 No children's corner. Changing table in women's toilets. Children must be supervised due to hazards and free-roaming animals.
☕ Castle restaurant (full menu Jul/Aug, cafe/patisserie Apr-Jun & Sep-Oct). Lichtenburk Lords' Wine Cellar (Jul/Aug).
🏛️ Four main tours: Palace (60 min, max 25), Grounds (self-guided, 90 min), Armoury (30 min, max 20), Dungeon/Torture Chamber/Prison (30 min, max 15).
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