JOYCEAN PICS 2005
Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia
Contents of This Page

  The environs
  Krumlov Chateau
  Inner Town (Vnitrni Mesto): A panoramic view
  The Vltava River (Vnitrni Mesto)
  The Castle Tower (Vnitrni Mesto)
  Former Church of St. Jost (Vnitrni Mesto)
  Radnicni (Vnitrni Mesto)
  Nam. Svornosti (Vnitrni Mesto)
  Marian Plague Colmn in Nam. Svornosti (Vnitrni Mesto)
  Masna (Vnitrni Mesto)
  Horni (Vnitrni Mesto)
  Church of St. Vitus (Kostel sv. Vita) (Vnitrni Mesto)
  "Krcma v Satlavske" (medieval-style restaurant), Horni 157 (Vnitrni Mesto)
CONTENTS 2005
   1  Prague IASIL 2005
   2  Prague, Jews and Joyce
   3  Prague: miscellanea
   4  Ceske Budejovice (Post-Conference Tour)
   5  Cesky Krumlov (Post-Conference Tour)
   6  Trebon (Post-Conference Tour)
   7  Jindrichuv Hradec (Post-Conference Tour)
   8  Cervena Lhota (Post-Conference Tour)
   9  Dublin and Joyce
  10  Dublin: miscellanea
  11  Limerick
  12  Galway
  13  Inis Oirr, the Aran Islands
  14  Cork
  15  Blarney
  16  Belfast

Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia


Post-Conference Tour Day 1
 
29 July 2005

  
  Cesky Krumlov (pop. 14,570, 2004) is one of the best preserved historical towns in Bohemia and it has been entered into the UNESCO world cultural heritage list in 1992.  The local castle was the seat of the House of Vitkovec from the time it was established and it especially served the most significant branch of this family, the Lords of Rozmberk.  In 1602, the Emperor Rudolf II purchased Krumlov.  Thereafter, it belonged to the House of Eggenberg and finally to the House of Schwarzenberg.
The expansive area of the aristocratic seat (the castle was gradually reconstructed to a more comfortable chateau) is divided into several sections spread out on a cliff above the Vltava River.  The oldest part is the so-called Small Castle (Hradek) with its high accessible tower, the facade of which is decorated with restored Renaissance paintings.  The Upper Castle (Horni Hrad), which offers a number of sightseeing trails, lies slightly higher.  A unique, multi-storeyed covered bridge (Plastovy Most) leads from the back of the castle across a moat and into the chateau park.  The upper covered level of the bridge connects the chateau with the Baroque chateau theatre, which is a true European rarity thanks to its preserved facilities.
  An alley known as the Latran, leads along the opposite side of the chateau and it is home to a number of historical houses, the Renaissance Budejovice Gate (Budejovicka brana) and the former Minorite monastery connected with the convent of the Order of Saint Claire, which was established in 1350.  When stepping onto the bridge, it is not possible to overlook the tower of the closed Chapel Church of Saint Jost (Kostel sv. Josta).  The inner town lies within a bend of the Vltava River and it includes picturesque alleyways with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque burghers' houses.  The natural centre of the town is formed by the sloped square and the Renaissance town hall dating from the second half of the 16th century.  Not far away, the stately Gothic structure of the Church of Saint Vitus (Kostel sv. Vita) dating from 1407-1439 towers over the river. (Daniel Kovar, South Bohemia: Castles and Chateaux, Historical Towns, Culture and Nature, Ceske Budejovice: Unios CB, spol. s r. o., 2002)

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The environs
  
   
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 (Friday 29 July) Viewed from the Castle Garden (Zamecka zahrada)
  
  
   
Krumlov Chateau
  
   The original castle was said to have founded by the Vitkov family from South Bohemia in the 13th century.  In the early 14th century it was owned by the Rozemberk family and the castle town greatly prospered.  In the 16th century the castle and the town developed to the present shape as a Renaissance city.  However, as the ownership of the castle had been transferred to the Eggenberg family and then to the Schwarzenberg family, the castle and the town were backward in modernization and gradually declined.  The resent-day castle is the outcome of hundreds of years of development.  The original Gothic castle was enlarged and updated by its numerous owners, who adapted it to their requirements.  The area of the castle has remained unchanged since the end of the 16th century.
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 (Friday 29 July) Guide map of Castle Cesky Krumlov (Zamek)
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 (Friday 29 July) Sign of the Castle Garden (Zamecka zahrada)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Garden (Zamecka zahrada)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Garden (Zamecka zahrada)
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 (Friday 29 July) The fountain of the Castle Garden (Zamecka zahrada)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Garden (Zamecka zahrada)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Garden (Zamecka zahrada)
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 (Friday 29 July) The theatre of the Castle Garden (Zamecka zahrada)
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 (Friday 29 July) The interior of the theatre of the Castle Garden (Zamecka zahrada)
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 (Friday 29 July) The interior of the theatre of the Castle Garden (Zamecka zahrada)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Cesky Krumlov (Zamek), viewed from Old Town
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Cesky Krumlov (Zamek), viewed from Old Town
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Bridge (Most Na Plasti)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Bridge (Most Na Plasti)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Bridge (Most Na Plasti)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Bridge (Most Na Plasti)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Bridge (Most Na Plasti)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Bridge (Most Na Plasti)
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 (Friday 29 July) A statue on the Castle Bridge (Most Na Plasti)
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 (Friday 29 July) A statue on the Castle Bridge (Most Na Plasti)
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 (Friday 29 July) The wall of the 3rd courtyard
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 (Friday 29 July) The inner wall of the 3rd courtyard
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 (Friday 29 July) The outer wall of Krumlov Chateau
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 (Friday 29 July) A bear, the east end of Krumlov Chateau
  
  
   
Inner Town
  
   Inner Town (Vnitrni Mesto) still maintains the style of the 16th-century Renaissance city.
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 (Friday 29 July) The Lower Castle (Hradek; The Minthouse and the Castle Tower) and the Old Town, viewed from the Covered Bridge (Most Na Plasi)
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 (Friday 29 July) The Lower Castle (Hradek; The Minthouse and the Castle Tower) and the Old Town, viewed from the Covered Bridge (Most Na Plasi)
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 (Friday 29 July) The Lower Castle (Hradek; The Minthouse and the Castle Tower) and the Old Town, viewed from the Covered Bridge (Most Na Plasi)
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 (Friday 29 July) Old Town along the Vltava River, viewed from the Covered Bridge (Most Na Plasi)
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 (Friday 29 July)Former Armory in the Old Town along the Vltava River, viewed from the Covered Bridge (Most Na Plasi)
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 (Friday 29 July) Former Armory in the Old Town along the Vltava River, viewed from the Covered Bridge (Most Na Plasi)
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 (Friday 29 July) The Castle Tower, viewed from the 1st courtyard
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 (Friday 29 July) The Castle Tower, viewed from Barber's Bridge (Lazebnicky Bridge)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Tower and Former Church of St. Jost, viewed from Horni (street)
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 (Friday 29 July) Castle Tower and Former Church of St. Jost, viewed from Horni (street)
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 (Friday 29 July) Former Church of St. Jost (Kostel sv Josta)
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 (Friday 29 July) The Vltava River, viewed from Barber's Bridge (Lazebnicky Bridge)
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 (Friday 29 July) The Vltava River, viewed from Barber's Bridge (Lazebnicky Bridge)
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 (Friday 29 July) Radnicni, the street from Barber's Bridge to Nam. Svornosti
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 (Friday 29 July) Nam. Svornosti
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 (Friday 29 July) Marian Plague Colmn in Nam. Svornosti
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 (Friday 29 July) Masna (street)
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 (Friday 29 July) Horni (street)
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 (Friday 29 July) Church of St. Vitus (Kostel sv. Vita)
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 (Friday 29 July) Horni, a little off Nam. Svornosti
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 (Friday 29 July) Horni, a little off Nam. Svornosti
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 (Friday 29 July) "Krcma v Satlavske," a medieval-style restaurant, Horni 157
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 (Friday 29 July) My dinner at "Krcma v Satlavske," a medieval-style restaurant, Horni 157
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 (Friday 29 July) Ms. Furomoto, Prof. Taketoshi Furomoto, Prof. Naoko Toraiwa, Prof. Masazumi Toraiwa and Mr. Furomoto, "Krcma v Satlavske," a medieval-style restaurant, Horni 157
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 (Friday 29 July) Prof. Naoko Toraiwa, Prof. Masazumi Toraiwa, Mr. Furomoto, Ms. Furomoto and Prof. Taketoshi Furomoto, "Krcma v Satlavske," a medieval-style restaurant, Horni 157




        


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