The tourist and cultural centre of South Bohemia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is dominated by the castle and the town centre is surrounded by the meanders of the Vltava River. Český Krumlov Castle with its Baroque theatre is the second largest castle complex in the Czech Republic after Prague Castle. The castle includes a castle garden, which is divided into a French and an English part. In the French garden there is the Cascade Fountain, and in the second garden there is the Baroque Belárie Summer Palace with a revolving auditorium, used in the summer season for open-air theatre and opera productions.
The street system of the historic town with its regular square is almost unchanged since its foundation. There are a large number of well-preserved town houses – Gothic, Renaissance and, to a lesser extent, Baroque.
The historic centre of the city offers a large number of art galleries and museums. The Regional Museum in Český Krumlov offers an exposition of the history of the town and the region together with findings from the archaeological site of the Dobrkovice Cave. The Egon Schiele Art Centre has a permanent exhibition dedicated to the work and life of Krumlov’s most famous resident, Egon Schiele, along with exhibitions of world-famous painters, graphic artists and sculptors. The Seidel Photo Studio Museum is one of the few surviving historic photo studios in Europe. In the town synagogue you can see an exhibition dedicated to the family of Ignaz Spiro, the founder of the Větřnín paper mills. Near the town, it is also possible to descend into the underground spaces of a former graphite mine. In the grounds of the Český Krumlov Monasteries, there is the Monastery Museum (former convent of the Minorite monastery) and the 3+ Gallery, where the largest international collection of original children’s book illustrations in Europe is presented.
The city has a plethora of restaurants, cafes, bars, patisseries and other refreshment facilities.
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