Cesky Krumlov · Things to do

The country's second-largest castle complex: five courtyards, the cloaked bridge, a bear moat and terraced gardens.

Free, terraced and mostly empty once you pass the revolving open-air theatre. Best light an hour before sunset.

Converted brewery gallery with a permanent Schiele room and ambitious temporary shows. Quiet even in August.

Operators in town rent by the half hour or the day. The short loop under the weir is the cheap, silly, wet version.

Chimney cake is not actually Czech, but the alleys behind the main street genuinely are medieval and free to wander.