Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape
Discover Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (Lednicko-valtický areál) is in South Moravia, Czech Republic, near the Austrian and Slovakian border. It is truly a cultural landscape - you can find numerous historical and natural sights here. The areal somehow resembles a very large garden with numerous decorations (including two large chateaux) build mostly in Romanticism architecture style. The Ledice Valtice Cultural Landscape is inscribed on the UNESCO World heritage List: Between the 17th and 20th centuries, the ruling dukes of Liechtenstein transformed their domains in southern Moravia into a striking landscape. It married Baroque architecture (mainly the work of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach) and the classical and neo-Gothic style of the chateaux of Lednice and Valtice with countryside fashioned according to English romantic principles of landscape architecture. At 200 sq. km, it is one of the largest artificial landscapes in Europe.
What to Experience in Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape
Taste of Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape...
This area of the Czech Republic is renowned for its wines and there are many wine cellars dotted around the towns and countryside. Some guesthouses or even hotels offer vine tasting at their own premises. Both Lednice and Valtice are quite touristy towns, so the accommodation options here might be full or overpriced. To solve this, you can sleep in nearby Břeclav, which is not that interesting, but cheaper and with smaller crowd. There are also numerous guesthouses in Lednice, Valtice and basically every village in the area. If staying in a guesthouse, you can check if they have a vine cellar. If so, you can reserve a vine tasting, but be prepared to pay relatively more money for staying there.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsBřeclav can be viewed as a gateway to the areal, as it is located around 10 km away from both Lednice and Valtice. Břeclav is a bigger city and has a very good connection to the rest of Czech Republic. Břeclav has an excellent rail connection. There is at least one hourly train from Brno and Prague, and two-hourly connections from Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Ostrava (some of the trains continue to Warsaw). There is also a regional train to Znojmo and Mikulov. From Břeclav, you can continue by train to Valtice, which is located on the regional railway to Znojmo. There are also some infrequent trains to Lednice, which run only on summer Saturdays. These are however run by historical trains, sometimes even steam engines, so using them might be an enjoyment by itself. The journey to Břeclav from Brno, Bratislava or Vienna takes about 50 minutes and cost 100 Kč (Brno), 200 Kč (Bratislava) or 370 Kč (Vienna) if bought on the last minute....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
The center of each town is small and easy to walk around. There is a tourist information desk in each of the centers. Sometimes English is not spoken very well, depending on who is working that day. There are buses that run between the two towns. The fare will be about 16Kč one way. The area is great to visit on bicycle. There are numerous marked biking trails around the area, and you can also bike around nearby Protected Landscape Area Pálava. With bike, you could also sleep in Břeclav, which would be probably much cheaper than staying in Lednice or Valtice. For planning, use OsmAnd or mapy.cz, or any other OpenStreetMap based mapping system. Bicycles can be hired in Lednice and Břeclav: The area is rather small, so you can walk around the sights. To see most of them, you would have to walk around 20 km if starting from Lednice and finishing in Valtice. You could easily split this in two days, if this is too much for you or if you want to spend more time at the sights.
Where to Stay
Both Lednice and Valtice are quite touristy towns, so the accommodation options here might be full or overpriced. To solve this, you can sleep in nearby Břeclav, which is not that interesting, but cheaper and with smaller crowd. There are also numerous guesthouses in Lednice, Valtice and basically every village in the area. If staying in a guesthouse, you can check if they have a vine cellar. If so, you can reserve a vine tasting, but be prepared to pay relatively more money for staying there.
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Glimpses of Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape
a garden with flowers and a large building in the background
Pálava Hills, Pálava Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic
A limestone crag in the Pálava Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic
A limestone crag in the Pálava Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic
green grass and trees in front of white metal gate
a view of a castle from a formal garden
a garden with flowers and a large building in the background
Pálava Hills, Pálava Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic
A limestone crag in the Pálava Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic
A limestone crag in the Pálava Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic
green grass and trees in front of white metal gate
a view of a castle from a formal garden
a garden with flowers and a large building in the background