Konopiště castle is now open to the public. Visitors can observe the residential rooms of Franz Ferdinand, a large collection of antlers (Franz Ferdinand was an enthusiastic hunter), an armory with medievalweapons, a shooting hall with moving targets and a garden with ItalianRenaissancestatues and greenhouses. It is a popular place for weddings.
The castle can be toured from April to October. To access it, take a train to Benešov u Prahy (about 1 hour ride) and then walk about 2.5 km from the station.
External links
Official web site of Konopiste castle (in Czech only) (http://www.zamek-konopiste.cz)
In the first half of the 18th century the extensive Baroque modifications of the manor structure took place under the Vrtba House authority, namely on the manor's southern section.
Konopiste houses extraordinarily rich collections of artistic as well as arts and crafts articles covering the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and also modern periods, all of them being of the widest variety.
The archduke had the famous d'Este Armory moved to Konopiste from his modern inheritance; this armory belongs among the most interesting in Europe.
Konopiste doesn't ring a bell, but if soemone said Sarajevo; the automatic reaction would be the shots heard around the world as the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia, were assassinated by a young student, Gavrilo Princip on 28 June, 1914.
KonopisteCastle was constructed around the 13th century in French Gothinc style.
Konopiste passed into the hands of Zdenek Sternberk who was a follower of George of Podebrady.
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