JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. MIKULOV CASTLE. MIKULOV/CZECH REPUBLIC.
The Mikulov Castle. Mikulov/Czech Republic
The Baroque chateau is in the dominant of Mikulov and is now allso the seat of the Regional Museum of Mikulov, where you can find the most extensive domestic exposition on wine-growing and wine-making, including a unique giant wine barrel. The Picture gallery will remind you of the Dichtristein family under whose reign the town flourished for several centuries. You should also visit the chateau library and the Romans and Germans in the Region under Pálava exposition, which talks about the inhabitants of the region two thousand years ago.
The silhouette of this monumental castle in South Moravia is visible from afar. In its time it has played host to a number of importante personalities, such as French Emperor Napoleon Bonapart. Here visitors can see various museum exhibitions, paintings from the collection of the Dietrichstein family, a library.
The Baroque castle standing on a rock Cliff has been a landmark of the moravian town of Mikulov for several centuries. In 1945, when the German Army was retreating, it was totally destroyed by fire; however, i underwent intensive renovation and was opened afain just a few years later.
The castle Garden in Mikulov is one of largest of its kind in the Czech Republic. It consists of terraces built on diferent levels around the hill on which the castle stands. The Garden is only open in the main tourist season from April to September.
Shalom! Aleichem.
Cultural Support: Jacob Jr. B.A.C.E., avec L'Integration d'Association avec Israel et dans le Monde/Cz .
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