One of the chateaus was a romantic dream, the other one was a cozy home. Two chateaus which are as close as no other. That is Žleby and Slatiňany.

Go for a one-day trip and connect your visit of Slatiňany with the one of Žleby. Both of these national cultural monuments will take you to different times, connected by the same family - the Princes of Auersperg. Žleby will take you to the era of Vincenc Carl, to the romantic period of revived knightly traditions and carousels. Slatiňany will take you to the era of his son Franz Joseph, to the end of the steam age, full of inventions, to the gradual birth of the republic and to the world of the family's greatest hobby - horses.

In Žleby you can visit:

• three tours

• the chateau park

• cultural events

• the deer park

In Slatiňany you can visit:

• the chateau interiors

• the chateau garden with exotic trees collection

• cultural events

• the stables with black Kladruber horses

• the "Švýcárna" museum

• the recreational forest with lookout towers and hiking trails

Approximately 30 minutes drive on route I/17.