Opening hours

  • The time (e. g. 10:00 – 16:00) marks out the departure of the first and the last tour of the day.
  • The starting times of the tour are specified in the tour description.
  • From January to April, the castle is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
    First Upper castle tour starts at 10:00.
    From 10:00 to 16:00 (the last entry) the Vimperk Museum is open.

1. Upper Castle

Period Days Hours
28. 3.-1. 4. mon, thu, fri, sat, sun 10.00 – 16.00
5. 4.-30. 4. fri–sun 10.00 – 16.00

Group The time (e.g. 10.00-16.00) indicates the departure of the first and last tour of that day.

Renaissance in Šumava mountains

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2. Vimperk Museum

Period Days Hours
28. 3.-1. 4. mon, thu, fri, sat, sun 10.00 – 16.00
5. 4.-30. 4. fri–sun 10.00 – 16.00

Group The time period (e.g. 10.00-16.00) indicates the possibility of the first and last entry to the museum. The last entry to the museum is possible one hour before the museum closes (e.g. if the last entry is set at 16.00, the visitor can view the exhibition until 17.00).

Vimperk from eighteen different angles

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3. The Lower Castle

Period Days Hours
1. 1-30. 4. closed

Read the castle like an open book

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4. The Middle Ages

Period Days Hours
1. 1-30. 4. closed

For true history lovers, there is a tour focused on the period when Vimperk was the castle guarding the Golden Path.

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5. Winter Castle

Period Days Hours
25. 3.-30. 11. closed

Group In the period January–March there is always one tour on the opening days, from 10:00. It is followed by the opening hours of the Vimperk Museum.

At a time when the castles are usually asleep, the most interesting places of the Upper Castle and Middle Ages summer tours are ready to be visited.

Information about starting times of individual tours can be found in their descriptions

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