J. Hradec and its surroundings
Out skirts
The City of Jindřichův Hradec
is one of the most picturesque and preserved urban areas in the south of Bohemia, Czech Republic. If you resolve to visit Jindřichův Hradec, you will gain access to not only old-time culture and historic landmarks but also a quiet, laid-back city that is certainly worth visiting.
The Jindřichův Hradec Castle
The Jindřichův Hradec Castle is the third largest castle in CR. The first one is the Castle of Prague, second the Český Krumov Castle and third the mentioned Castle of the Lords of Hradec.
The National Museum of Photography
The National Museum of Photography is a unique project in CR. By virtue of its expositions and openings for Czech and foreign achieved photographers and artists, it won its admiration and respect not only among the professional but also among the lay public. Visiting Jindřichův Hradec, we can highly recommend that you also visit the National Museum of Photography and its expositions.
The Jindřichův Hradec Museum
The City of Jindřichův Hradec is one of urban areas with ample nativity scene folk art tradition. In the Jindřichův Hradec Museum , the first mention of Nativity Scenes originates from as far back as 1579. Krýza’s Creche was donated to the museum’s collections in 1935, and since then it is one of the most frequented expositions. This Jindřichův Hradec’s burgess and stocking-weaver master Tomáš Krýza (1838 - 1918) was working on its life-long work of art for more than sixty years and his impressive Creche built over the area of 60 square meters includes 1398 figures of people and animals, of which 133 are motive.
Narrow-gauge railway
Úzkokolejka - in our city is one of the most frequented attractions for both small and grown visitors.
