Beauty Spots of the Czech Republic on the UNESCO List: the Château and Gardens in Kroměříž
The archiepiscopal château and gardens in Kroměříž were registered on the UNESCO list of world heritage in 1998. It is little wonder. When you drive past, certainly make a point of stopping here. However, the best would be to spend the whole weekend here.
The château is a luxurious textbook demonstration of noble baroque style; it now houses the National Heritage Institute. It was a property of the Olomouc bishops and archbishops who used it as their representative seat. The château is surrounded by a beautiful park and a geometrically designed baroque Flower Garden.
The beautiful gardens are a balm for the soul
The adjoining park prides itself in its lawns and a unique arboretum. Also, exotic birds are bred here, the gardens boast of the fact that they serve as a home of wild peacocks, which is a prerogative of only this gardens in the whole of Central Europe.
The Flower Garden was originally a Baroque park designed in geometric style, such as you may know from France. The gardens were established in the 2. half of the 17th century on land that was originally a swamp. Its original name was Libosad. In the midst of the gardens full of fragrant, vibrantly coloured flowers and fountains stands an octagonal rotund with beautiful decorations. In its centre is anchored a pendulum on a 25-metre long cable that draws its path into sand on a table underneath.
The luxurious interiors are well worth a visit.
The château itself with its high tower is a luxury monument in itself. The floors had their own designated function; the first served to run the place, the second for representation, the third centralised the bishop's secular and religious power. In the interior you can admire the individual luxuriously decorated chambers, the dining room, picture gallery, the castle library, music archive and the collection of coins and medals.
The city of Kroměříž also has a lovely square and its surroundings tempt you for a luxurious stroll.
