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
29. 11.-31. 12	fri–sun	10.00 – 16.00
2025
1. 1-30. 3.	fri–sun	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.