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Střekov Castle

Střekov Castle was built in 1316 on what was an important trade route along the Elbe River. The Castle came into Lobkowicz hands in 1563 and, except for modern periods of confiscation by the Nazi and Communist regimes, it has remained in the family ever since. Well-known today as the place where Richard Wagner conceived his opera Tannhäuser, Střekov Castle is renowned for its impressive views and remains one of the most visited cultural monuments in North Bohemia.

No visit to the castle is complete without a stop at Kovárna Restaurant, which is open year-round. For more information, please visit Restaurant Kovarna.

To learn more about Střekov Castle, please visit www.hradstrekov.cz.

Events

Small Exhibition of Books at Lobkowicz Palace to Highlight Baroque Architecture

29.11.2012 – 30.05.2013

Architecture in the Work of Peter Paul Rubens and Václav Hollar, the new book exhibition at Lobkowicz Palace, will open on 30 November and will introduce two attractive books focusing on architecture as presented by the most distinguished Baroque artists.

Exhibited will be a first edition (1622) of the work entitled Pallazi di Genova, published in Antwerp by the prominent Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640). The book presents detailed engravings of facades, cross sections and plans of Renaissance palaces and villas from Genoa, Italy. The second exhibited book, Castella et praetoria nobilium Brabantiae, was published by the historiographer Jacques le Roy (1633–1719). Also a first edition, it was published in Antwerp in 1694. The work is composed of more than 200 engravings and etchings.

Architecture in the Work of Peter Paul Rubens and Václav Hollar will run through 30 May 2013.

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