Státní hrad Karlštejn

Beautiful location, but difficult to work out how to get there if you are in your own car. There is no English signage, so it can be really frustrating if you don't know in advance that the only place you're allowed to park is in the central parking"

Located in a picturesque location, there is a small zoo in the town nearby. We bought the 2nd tour, with the tour the longest of the proposed ones. We saw only up to 10 rooms. The price-quantity is a little upset. No foto inside!

Excellent bathrooms and cafe up at the castle. Also were street vendors in the courtyard serving food and beer. Not a bad wake in that environment at all! Great view of the city or rather town below. The tour of the castle itself was engaging and interesting. Just about the right length of time.

Impressive fortress/castle. One of many Czech national treasures. Recommend visiting with guided tour. Tour guide was very passionate and knowing about history.

The castle itself oozes history and culture, recommend to book tickets ahead online if you want a particular tour.What we didn't like at all is the trash souvenir shops all along the road up and the horse carriages that feel like a relic in 2023. So looking at the poor horses in the heat dragging fat tourists up and down the concrete road just makes you feel sorry for them.

Absolutely a joy to visit!! Every moment of my trip was pleasant and filled with knowledge. The parking lot below the castle is a perfect starting point, 4 hours cost 150 Kc. It's about 20 minutes through the small village to get to the main castle entrance. If you want food or drinks buy it from the shops near the parking lot. The prices only get higher as you walk up. We pre purchased the Golden chapel tickets, 760 Kc 1 adult 1 child, I highly recommend buying the tickets online, because the line for tickets was quite long when we arrived. This guided tour was completely in English, and was well worth the price. I was amazed at the photos and materials that have been preserved for us to enjoy and appreciate. The golden alter is, without a doubt, beyond belief. It holds the largest collection of gothic paintings, and very well maintained. The tour only allows 10-15 people at a time to enter the alter. I highly recommend this castle and the guided tour. Just do it!

Beautiful bohemian castle not far outside of Prague. My guide said many consider it to be the most beautiful in the whole country. However, I visited in April and a portion of the castle (including the chapel) was closed to the public. Also, the village that the castle is located in is seasonal, as there were no stores or restaurants open in the town on a Tuesday afternoon! I would recommend visiting between May-October.

Beautiful Castle, quite interesting place to visit and learn about history of Czeck heritage and Karlo IV, highly recommend and not far from Prague, only 25km.

Karlstejn Castle may not have a lot of history to back it up, considering it was constructed in less than 10 years and served as a storage for crowns and jewels rather than an official residence, but it's worth a day trip from Prague. If you don't drive a car, I recommend taking a one-way cab (Uber / Bolt) from Prague to the castle, after which you would only need to walk up to 5 minutes to the entrance where the tours begin. It's convenient and saves you the uphill climb. While going back, there are of course no cabs available so you'd need to take the train. The train station is a 30 minute walk from the entrance of the castle, right on the other side of the river, and the train itself takes only 45 minutes to get you to the Prague city center. It's quite convenient.Second, I also recommend buying tour tickets in advance on their website, after which you only need to wait at the meeting point and do not have to queue up for tickets (note that you cannot enter the castle without a guided tour.) There are three types of tours available - I booked number 3 (View from the Great Tower), which is a short, 30 minute guided walk up to the fourth floor of the tour, and then you get 15 minutes to take pictures from the tower. Note that the tower is an enclosed space and the pictures are taken through windows, so you cannot take a picture of yourself with the castle from up the tower. This tour involved climbing some stairs but it wasn't too much.There are also some areas you can explore on your own after the tour ends - the Clock Tower and the Well Tower are notable ones. I highly recommend the Well Tower, another 2 minute walk from the entrance, which has splendid views of the entire castle and is the best point to take a picture of yourself with the castle background! The well itself is also quite deep, and I also recommend a small souvenir shop by it, really cute hangings, bells, and fridge magnets available there.The first few pictures I've added are from the Great Tower guided tour, and the last one is from the Well Tower. :)

Sometimes I think I could copy paste some comments or some reviews because I'll repeat myself again.Something like that should not cost anything. It is a snippet from the past...and should be treasured in our time. Sadly one bad mistake and you have to pay for nearly everything.In this case... to get in you need a guide and have to pay for it. So again we choose to stay outside and get the pictures there.It breathtaking and I can understand why it's one of the most beautiful castle in tschech.On a beautiful day you can even enjoy the view around.