zamek nove mesto nad metuji

The best resraurant I was in Czech Republic! Located in the basement of a beautiful castle, and wonderful gardens around. Excellent menu and friendly staff. I had a very nice time with my family there. Highly recommended.

A castle with a lovely atmosphere - a bit shabby perhaps, but somehow that's part of the charm. What you see is just how Jurkovic designed it at the beginning of the 20th century. As mentioned in a recent review, the interiors feature mainly Art-deco and Art-Nouveau style - don't miss this castle if you are into it. Besides the classic tour, there's a new tour option "From the cellar to the attic" that includes a gorgeous renovated kitchen. Both of our guides were very nice, just the gift shop lady was extremely grumpy and the giftshop is a joke. What a pity - I can imagine dozens of interesting gift items reflecting the unique style of the castle.The castle was bought by the Barton family in 1908 and all the info you get here is perhaps a bit too much focused on that one single century that followed. This is understandable as they are the current owners but it would be nice to hear a bit more about all the history before that as well.The castle is situated right by the medieval square, which is worth a tour as well - make sure you go round the square behind the town houses through the alley called "Na Zadomí".

Being a history lovers and having some nice memories of Nove Mesto nad Metuji, which me and my husband visited six years ago, we decided to organize a trip there and visit the castle with our mother-in-law and our 20-month old daughter. To our surprise we found castle staff to be rather amateurish and family-unfriendly. When we arrived, I left my relatives outside the castle and went to the ticket office. There I was told by a retired lady selling tickets (after I waited some time for her to come) that kids have to pay for the entrance to the castle. Though I found it a bit odd (toddlers up to 2-3 years usually do not pay at hotels, transportation, attractions, etc.), I understand that maintaining a historical building is costly. So I told the lady that it was not a problem at all and asked her for three adult ticket and one for a child. The lady then asked me whether I realize that the tour is 70-minute long and that my kid (who she has never seen since all my family was waiting outside) would have to deal with it. A bit puzzled by her interest in my family, I thanked her for the information and wanted to proceed with paying. However, she did not print out the tickets, and went on and on about how “difficult is to have kids in the castle” and “anyway, there will already be two... others like…yours” (I quote here). It all lasted a couple of minutes and by the point I managed to finally purchase the tickets, I was not even sure whether I still want to go inside. The message I got from the whole conversation was that kids are not welcome at this property. Before I left I asked the lady whether she realized that my kid is a paying customer to which she gave me only a weird smile.The tour itself was rather OK and I can recommend it, especially if your main interest is art-deco and fin-de-siecle interior design or/and if you are fans of architects Jurkovic and Janak. My only complain here was the guide (probably a student) who could not answer a single question without nervous giggle, said couple of times that “she does not remember” and was not able to organize and lead the group (three people answered phone during the tour, which gives you some clue about how engaging and organized the tour was - we visited a lot of castles and I cannot recall one single event when a visitor used mobile phone during the tour).To sum it up, I would recommend the castle for history and architecture fans, definitely not for families (especially those with younger kids). P.S. Unlike the souvenir shop and the ticket office, the restrooms are quite difficult to find (no signs). Perhaps the sign of the overall attitude of the management towards visitors? I do not know. But it is definitely a bad PR.

Si vas a Praga,esta bien que lo visites,no se puede comparar con Stare Mesto, pero está bien que lo veas para que lo hallas visto todo. Muchas tiendas, y para visitar , la casa danzante, el museo y la ópera, por lo demás no merece la pena.

Nove Město nad Metuji est une jolie petite cité avec une place quadrangulaire qu'une rue traverse en diagonale. Ce cite a abrité la famille de B. SMETANA ( MOLDAU) ,on peut d'aileurs voir encore la maison dans laquelle il a vecu. Nous avons apprécié le Château et son atmosphère mais encore plus le parc tres en pente auquel on accede par un pont galerie piétonnier. En contournant le chateau pres d'une tour ne manquez pas l'escalier un peu dérobé qui conduit a la rivière en contrebas. Vous allez passer en prenant un bon repas tchèque (avec polevka et ensuite knedlikis ) une bonne journée.