Czech Republic Guide
South Moravia
Lednicko-Valtický aréal
The UNESCO-protected Lednicko-Valtický aréal is a landscape dominated by the twin residences of the Liechtensteins, one of the most powerful landowning families in the country until 1945. The chateaux lie 7km apart at either end of a dead-straight lime-tree avenue, in a vast, magnificent stately park, dotted with follies – including a sixty-metre minaret – and fish ponds and surrounded by acres of lovely woodland. Being in a low-lying area prone to flooding, mosquitoes can be something of a problem in summer – especially worth bearing in mind if you're camping.