You can visit our castle between holidays, when every visitor to the Vimperk Museum will be able to print an original New Year's card with the motifs of the castle on a printing press from 1870. We look forward to seeing you!
Winter Castle
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.
Is Vimperk a castle or a chateau? How did the Renaissance get to the foothill town in Šumava?
Take a guided tour to the oldest preserved part of the castle - the Vlček Tower, to learn how the castle in Vimperk was built. Discover together how it was transformed into a Renaissance chateau during the dramatic period of the Thirty Years' War in Šumava. Admire the beautiful painted wooden ceiling under which the defenders of the castle fled during the conquest in 1619 and listen to the story of the family Novohradský from Kolovraty.
Restored wooden ceiling in the north-east wing.
Bedroom with the Sternberg Star sign.
Ground floor of the Vlček Tower.
Copyright: Author Radomír Kočí, not subject to Creative Commons.
The tour is heated – the temperature in the rooms reaches a maximum of about 10 °C (with the exception of the Vlček Tower, which cannot be heated).
The tour is only possible with a guide.
Opening hours
| Period | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 28. 12.-31. 12. | mon, tue, sat, sun | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| 2025 | ||
| 1. 1.-1. 1. | wed | 10.00 – 16.00 |
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.
Admission
- Category Price
- Regular 180 CZK
- Reduced (youth 18–24 years old, seniors older than 65 years) 140 CZK
- Children 6–17 years 50 CZK
- Children 0–5 years free
- Teacher supervision (1 person per 15 children) free
- Guide accompanying a group of at least 15 persons free
- ICOMOS card (only for a card holder) free
- Special cards and tickets issued by the National Heritage Institute or Ministry of Culture Czech Republic free
- More detailed information about discounts will be provided at the ticket office or by phone.
Other tours
Vimperk from eighteen different angles
this tour is available today 10.00 – 16.00
120 CZK (full admission)
unlimited
reservation needed for groups only
Renaissance in Šumava mountains
this tour is not available today
180 CZK (full admission)
duration 45 minutes
max. 15 people
reservation recommended
Read the castle like an open book
this tour is not available today
120 CZK (full admission)
duration 45 minutes
max. 20 people
reservation needed for groups only
For true history lovers, there is a tour focused on the period when Vimperk was the castle guarding the Golden Path.
this tour is not available today
220 CZK (full admission)
duration 60 minutes
max. 15 people
reservation needed for groups only