Strekov - September 2006

(Usti nad Labem Region) Pesik of Veitmile was appointed to construct the castle by King John of Luxembourg, who also bestowed it on him as fiefdom in 1319. Its last owners - the Lobkowicz family - had the castle markedly rebuilt and extended from 1564. During the Thirty Years War, the castle was plundered by the Swedes and lay abound from the 17th century. Many artists were inspired by it, for instance R.Wagner composed his opera Tannhauser there in 1842. Martin Lobkowicz is the present owner.

Cervena Lhota - September 2006

(Jindrichnuv Hradec Region) This mansion occupies the place of a former fortress from the second half of the 15th century erected on a rocky islet in a lake. In the years following 1530, it was refurbished in the Renaissance manner by the family of Kaba from Rybnany; further alterations were made around 1600 under the reign of Vilem Puta of Dirna and in 1641 by Vilem Slavata of Chlum and Kosumberk.

Zviretice - September 2006

(Mlada Boleslav Region) Zdislav of Lembek, the highest burgrave, had this aristocratic castle featuring a defensive tower built in the 1310s. The names of his sons Herman and Markvart were consequently derived from the name of the castle Zviritice. In the first quarter and the second half of the 16th century, it was reconstructed and renovated after a fire in 1693. However, in 1720 after being struck by flash of lighting it burned out again. From then on, it as abandoned and fell into disrepair.

Cheb - September 2006

(Cheb Region) Built in the first half of the 12th century for the lords of Vohburg, Cheb Castle overlooks the River Ohre. It was established in the town of the same name on the site of a former fort, which at the time belonged to Bavaria. In the mid 1160s, Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa had the castle rebuilt. One hundred years later, the area ones again formed part of Bohemia and Cheb became a royal castle. Its Black Tower? place with compound windows and, above all, the single story Chapel of St.Erhart and Ursula remain from the Roman Construction. Having been altered into a Baroque fortress, it was subsequently destroyed by the French army and its ruins have been deteriorating ever since.

Hasistejn - September 2006

(Chomutov Region) A ruin of a castle hidden in the Krusne Mountains built at the beginning of the 14h century on an important route. The Lobkowicz family carried out an extensive late-Gothic reconstruction, converting it into an ostentatious residence with a big library and a collection of astrological paraphernalia. After a fire in 1560, the castle gradually dilapidated; the tower now used as a viewpoint.

Kasperk - September 2006

(Klatovy Region) Its founder King Charles IV had the castle, originally known as Karlsberg, built in 1356 in order to defend borders and nearby gold mines. The neighbouring town of Kasperske Hory purchased the by then already abandoned property, which took the form of mansion placed between two towers sited on an elongated mountain ridge in 1617.