Chateau Kratochvíle

Kratochvíle is a peaceful place filled with joy, a house in a landscape that testifies to the generosity, good taste and sensitivity of Vilém of Rožmberk, a former prominent magnate of the Kingdom of Bohemia and ruler in the south of Bohemia. Kratochvíle is a Renaissance jewel set in the impressive natural surroundings of his domain. Vilém commissioned his building at the time his namesake William Shakespeare was writing a love story in England, the poignancy of which has touched people’s hearts across centuries and continents. At the same time in Spain, Cervantes was sending his knight of woeful countenance on an immortal and heroic pilgrimage.