Dobríš Palace

Dobříš, Czech Republic

Dobříš Baroque and Rococo chateau in Central Bohemia near Prague is certainly worth a visit. You can admire its rich ornamental decoration, English park and French garden. If you wish, you can spend the night right in the chateau, as it offers accommodation in a four-star hotel and also has rooms for weddings and family celebrations.  The chateau is only about 50 kilometres from Prague, near the town of Příbram and the Brdy Mountains. The present appearance of the chateau in Dobříš dates from the years 1745-1765, when it was renovated by Jindřich Pavel Mansfeld. The Colloredo-Mannsfeld family lived here until 1942, when the chateau was expropriated by Nazi Germany. After World War II, the chateau was confiscated again, this time by the Czechoslovak State, and was used for social purposes. In 1998 the chateau and its French garden and English park were returned to the Colloredo-Mannsfeld family.

Inside the chateau, you can visit 11 rooms furnished in Baroque, Rococo and Classicist style and take a look inside the luxurious Mirror Hall that is used for concerts or sumptuous wedding ceremonies. A romantic atmosphere is guaranteed! Visitors also usually like to take a walk in the French garden, with floral ornamentation and carefully maintained hedges evoking an atmosphere of bygone times.

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Founded: 1745-1765
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Czech Republic

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Mind Planet (5 months ago)
Waste of money. You will pay 290 cz to see 7 rooms with no decorations or whatever. Audio guide is only in Czech. You can read from the wallpapers but it’s super noisy as in each room they have screens with movies going nonstop also in Czech. We hardly spent there 7 min and left. All the other rooms are closed. I think before charging 290 cz for entrance you have to tell people that it’s only 7 rooms and a hall. Also you have to pay 160 cz to enter the French garden. English garden is free. If we knew that I would visit only garden. I feel robbed by this chateau.
Matthias “Sacerdos1” Weyns (7 months ago)
The renovation of this castle has been superbly executed, and thus, it is restored to its intended glory. Carrying two small kids, we did not do the exhibition inside, but the gardens and exposition in the orangery are definitely worth a detour. Our compliments to the groundkeeper, for the vibrance of the garden, is something quite unique. The English garden is even free of charge and feels like the perfect way to spend an afternoon walk. We recommended the hotel to some friends, for it is a wonderful place to reside.
Z O L U (9 months ago)
A complete surprise to find in this forsaken town a castle and so well refurbished! To top it all off it even has a small exhibition, nice gardens and a small hotel.
Tibor Tarabek (2 years ago)
Closing the main attraction of it this castle - the French Garden - at 5PM, right in the middle of the peak season, when the sunset is at 8:30PM is rather ridiculous. They refused to sell the tickets to us at 4:15PM, meaning that if you really want to visit this castle and see its beautiful French Garden, you only can do it before the lunchtime ?. Unbelievable.
Marylee (2 years ago)
Only the gardens were open. The restaurant was also closed. No indication of where to park.
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