Český Krumlov: bears still live in the castle moat

Bears have been kept in the moat of Český Krumlov Castle for centuries, and there are still bears in it today. The family legend says the Rosenbergs claimed kinship with the Italian Orsini, whose name comes from orso, a bear.

 

We wrote a free English audio guide to the whole walk, from the top of the castle down to the Church of St Vitus:

• 🎧 12 stops, about 2.8 km, two to three hours, almost all downhill or flat. One short track per stop, or one 9-minute MP3 to download
• 🌉 The Cloak Bridge crosses a deep ravine on storeys of arches, with covered corridors on top
• 🎭 Next to it, a Baroque theatre from 1766 with its original stage machinery, scenery and costumes
• 🏰 The whole old town has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1992
• 🚗 Day trip from your Prague hotel: €230 per car (up to 4), €260 minivan (up to 8). The driver waits while you walk; fuel, tolls, parking and child seats included

Audio guide and day trip on cztransfer.com

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Jakub Hałun (CC BY 4.0), mori_ken (CC BY 3.0), Michael Newman (CC BY 3.0), Eva Rešová (CC BY 3.0), Herbert Frank (CC BY 2.0), Gerd Eichmann (CC BY 4.0), Perituss (CC0). Music: Smetana, Vltava (Wikimedia Commons, public domain).