📜 Extensive ruins of a royal castle, freely accessible in a nature reserve.
🔍 Unique remains of medieval siege works, significant even in a pan-European context.
🏰 Explore the historical ruins of Zbořený Kostelec Castle, founded in the late 13th century.
🌳 Enjoy a visit in a beautiful nature reserve above the Sázava River.
🚶♀️ Discover rare preserved siege positions from the 13th-14th centuries.
🎨 Follow in the footsteps of romantics and artists like Karel Hynek Mácha, who visited the castle.
🏞️ Offers picturesque views into the Sázava River valley.
⚠️ The path to the castle is a very steep forest path, approximately 300 meters long, making it unsuitable for strollers or wheelchairs.
💰 Free admission, as it's located within a public nature reserve.
🚶♀️ Reachable via a green marked trail from the crossroads "Zbořený kostelec, rozc.", near road 107 from Týnec to Kamenice (Jesenice).
🚌 Accessible by bus (Prague line #339) with a stop below the castle.
🚲 Connects to cycling routes #1 and #19 (Prague — Brno and Zruč nad Sázavou — Davle) via a 143m unique pedestrian and cyclist footbridge over the Sázava River, opened in July 2015.
⏰ Accessible at all times, as it is an open-air ruin in a nature reserve.
🅿️ Small parking lot available below the castle, near the bus stop.
🅿️ Parking also possible near the crossroads "Zbořený Kostelec – zřícenina" from the road connecting Týnec nad Sázavou and Čakovice.
🏛️ Operated by Město Týnec nad Sázavou.
🏛️ Protected as a cultural monument since 1965 with registry number 45112/2-158.