Jihočeský kraj Kratochvíle One of the loveliest Renaissance buildings in the country is situated in a picturesque landscape with woods, pastures and lakes. It was built between 1583 and 1590 by Vilém of Rožmberk. This unique Renaissance-Mannerist building was designed by a well-respected architect Baltazar Maggi of Arogno. The house was designed in the manner of an Italian ‘casino’, surrounded by a water moat and a closed garden with an entrance and a wall segmented by distinctive smaller buildings. The interiors are decorated in the style of the last Rožmberks – Vilém and Petr Vok. On the guided tour you will also see the Birth of the Virgin Mary chapel, the Renaissance garden and the moat. +420 388 324 380 kratochvile@npu.cz www.zamek-kratochvile.cz