BUCOVICE - Touristic information
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Owner | ČR / NPÚ - územní odborné pracoviště v Brně, Muzeum Vyškovska |
| Kind | National cultural monument |
| Prevalent style | Renaissance |
| Short description | A clean Renaissance castle with arcade court (inspirated by italian palaces) built in 1567-82, not far from a Gothic fort from the 15th century. Changed into offices when owned by Lichtenštejns, reconstructed and open for public after 1958. A reconstructed Renaissance garden behind the castle. |
| Expositions | THE CASTLE The castle in an unique example of italian Renaissance architecture built North from Alps. Among rare features are Manneristic interior decor and a beuatiful fountain in the court. Interiors of th emost beautiful castle halls in the 1st floor (Caesar, Venus and Hare hall, the hall of Five Senses) with unique stuke and paintings decor. The halls are slightly furnitured with period mobiliar. Chapel in 2nd floor also opened fro public. MUSEUM Museum exposition Bučovice in the History, a collection of the haban pottery, season exhibitions. |
| Interesting detail | The vault in the Hare hall - painter pictured a favorite perioud moral anagram - hares' rebellion against humans and dogs, their victory over them and the life in hare land. An unique example of Manneristic decor. |
| Valuation | The castle is a unique example of Renaissance architecture not only in Moravia but also in the central Europe. Its uniquity is, apart from other aspects, that it was built as a new estate, not by rebuilding previous objects. |
| Present condition | Perfect |
| Open for public | Individually or with a guide |
| Touristic information | |
| Entrance fee | Full entrance fee: 50 CZK Half entrance fee: 30 CZK |
| Sightseeing tour | The Castle with a guide. Sightseeing tour duration 40 mins., max. 45 persons. Museum individually. |
| Locations | |
| GPS coordinates | X: 36-46-105 Y: 54-48-306 |
| GPS string | 4648ZA |
| Country | Moravia (Morava) |
| Region | Jihomoravský kraj |
| District | Vyškov |
| City | Bučovice |
| Street | Zámek 1 |
| Locations | 32 kms East from Brno. The castle is located in a slight fold, just about in the middle of the same called town. There is a Renaissance garden behind the castle. |
| Contact | |
| City | Bučovice |
| Street | Zámek 1 |
| ZIP code | 685 01 |
| Phone | +420 517383135 (zámek), 517383190 (muzeum) |
| Fax number | +420 517383831 |
| kastelan@bucovice-zamek.cz; mb.muzeum@atlas.cz | |
| WWW | www.bucovice-zamek.cz |
| Access and localities | |
| Arrive | Car The best access is highway D1 from Brno, depart to road 50 towards Slavkov u Brna and when in Bučovice, go to the centre. You can park by a hotel not far from the castle, where is a large free parking lot. Public Transport Train station is right in the tow on track 340 between Brno and Kyjov. The castle id about 500 metres far, following the red mark. |
| Parking | 0.1 km |
| Bus | 0.1 km |
| Train | 0.3 km |
| Automapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:100 000 (turistický), strana č. 145 d SHOCART 1:150 000, strana č. 77 c SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 46 a |
| Cyklo-turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 6 e |
| Turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 6 e SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 6 e |
| Touristic marks |  The blue mark begins by a church and leads towards Černčín (cca1,5 kms), goes through Kojátky (cca 4,5 kms), and then continues to Kozlany (cca 7,5 kms) and Pavlovice (cca 9,5 kms). The green marks begins by a church and leads towards Letonice (cca5 kms), goes through Slavkov u Brna (cca 13 kms) and ends in Slavkov at train station (cca 14,5 kms). The red mark comes from Prostřední vrch (cca 7 kms) and village Kloboučky (cca 2,5 kms), continues around the train station and castle towards Větrníky (cca 6 kms) and Lysovice (cca 8,5 kms). |
| Services | |
| Services |           |
| Barrierless access | 
Yes |
