We visited on our way to Budapest. The castle was closed due to government meetings. The gardens were open and they were amazing. Roses, lavender, many varieties well groomed and peaceful.
Definitely worth the stop!
We visited on our way to Budapest. The castle was closed due to government meetings. The gardens were open and they were amazing. Roses, lavender, many varieties well groomed and peaceful.
Definitely worth the stop!
We spent a few hours there in lovely weather. Gardens are splendid, people care a lot there. Castle itself is nicely reconstructed from outside. We skipped the interior part this time as we were there already in the past. We visited though the show with birds predators. Almost one hour show with experts, really well spent time. We recommend to visit this place.
Be prepared that nobody speaks English and the staff is not helpfull or friendly.
It is a shame that they do not have tours in foreign languages. You cannot visit on your own, you have to join a group! And the groups run in Czech language. Welcome! ;-)
We participated in a group - one third of the people were foreigners - and the guide said only once sentence in English "do not sit on the furniture". Fantastic! Nobody cared about us.
They gave you some some brochures (sticky pages in a shabby folder) in German/English and you can read, that is all. Come on people, this the 21st century!!!
The castle looks really nice but to be honest the owner (Czech Republic, I guess) does not deserve to run such a nice place with Czechoslovakian communist tourims style. They do not know anything about tourism, professionalism completely lacks.
The chateau is beautiful but crowded during the season - be prepared to wait, so if you want to go inside just go buy tickets, get reservation for the guided tour and then go to the gardens which are really beautiful and worth seeing.
We have visited Lednice while on a city break in Brno. It's a short drive and it's definitely worth it. Beautiful interiors and gardens where you can easily spend a couple of hours admiring continental architecture.
The palace and gardens can only be rivaled by the great homes of Austria or France. Be sure to take the time to wander the gardens, the greenhouse, the waterways as well as a tour of the stately palace itself.
Many people recommend spending a couple of days in the area and taking a bicycle trip from Lednice to the nearby town of Valtice where the palace of a neighbouring noble family called home.