{"id":103,"date":"2015-10-17T10:07:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T14:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/?p=103"},"modified":"2016-09-05T14:17:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T18:17:02","slug":"straight-from-a-fairy-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/?p=103","title":{"rendered":"Straight From a Fairy Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whenever I have an extra day or two while on a layover, I try to get out of town and explore another city.\u00a0 On my recent visit to Prague, my second day was reserved for venturing out to the village of Karlstejn, home of the Karlstejn Castle for which it was named.<\/p>\n

Easy to visit on a day trip, it can be reached from Prague by train.\u00a0 Departures are from the main station, Hlavn\u00ed n\u00e1dra\u017e\u00ed or Sm\u00edchov stations, usually about every 30 minutes in the direction of Beroun.<\/p>\n

Starting out from the main station, we headed out on a 9:19 a.m. departure and arrived in Karlstejn at 10:00.\u00a0 The walk to Karlstejn wasn\u2019t very long or difficult\u2026take a right out of the train station and cross the river\u2026about 2km.\u00a0 The castle was not visible until we reached the village and the village seemed that it was just starting to wake \u00a0as we ambled through.\u00a0 Make sure you have your camera ready for your stroll thru the village\u2026a very charming place; there are lots of dainty buildings, antique shops, restaurants and souvenir shops.\u00a0 During your walk thru the village, you will be rewarded with your first glimpse of the Castle and it is breathtaking!<\/p>\n

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After a short hike up the hill, we reached the Castle.<\/p>\n

You may enter the castle walls for free, but in order to enter the castle itself, you must pay the entrance fee of 220kc and take an organized tour.\u00a0 Tours are offered in many languages throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Once inside, you accompany a tour guide and enter many rooms.\u00a0 Our tour guide’s accent was a little strong and\u00a0a little hard to understand at times but we were able to follow her for the most part.\u00a0 One thing\u00a0that struck us as a little funny was that before entering each room, she would whip\u00a0out a large ring of keys from her coat pocket, unlock the door and then relock it behind us after entering each room.\u00a0 My guess is that they were making sure that guests did not move ahead or linger and get mixed in with another group. \u00a0(Groups departed \u00a010 minutes apart).<\/p>\n

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After the tour, you are free to wander within the walls of the castle.\u00a0 You can visit the Clock Tower and the Well Tower, walk along the castle parapets and enjoy the incredible view.<\/p>\n

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Once you leave the castle, stop at one of the many restaurants for a delectable lunch, quench your thirst with a mouthwatering Czech beer, and then shop for souvenirs before heading back to the train station.<\/p>\n

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Get more\u00a0information about Karlstejn Castle at http:\/\/www.hradkarlstejn.cz\/en\/<\/p>\n

Check out more pictures on the Facebook page, Snapping the Globe.<\/p>\n

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Whenever I have an extra day or two while on a layover, I try to get out of town and explore another city.\u00a0 On my recent visit to Prague, my second day was reserved for venturing out to the village of Karlstejn, home of the Karlstejn Castle for which it was named. Easy to visit … Continue reading Straight From a Fairy Tale<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-czech-republic","category-karlstejn"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18007,"href":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions\/18007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snappingtheglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}