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at 14:00, 60 min). The
Brewing History Tour,
which is
the most
intimate of the many brewery tours in this land that so loves its
beer, takes you through the Eggenberg Brewery (200 Kč, daily
April-Oct at 12:30, Nov-March at 12:00, 90 min). For a self-
guided town walk, consider renting an
audioguide
from the TI
(60 Kč/hr).
Private Guides
—
Oldřiška Baloušková
is an excellent, hard-
working young guide who can show you around her hometown
(400 Kč/hr, mobile 737-920-901, krumlovguide@hotmail.com).
Jiří (George) Václavíček,
a gentle and caring man who perfectly
fits mellow Český Krumlov, is a joy to share this town with
(450 Kč/hr, mobile 603-927-995, www.krumlovguide.cz, jiri
.vaclavicek@seznam.cz).
Karolína Kortušová
is an enthusiastic
woman with great organizational skills. Her company, Krumlov
Tours, can set you up with a good local tour guide, palace and the-
ater admissions, river trips, and more (guides-400 Kč/hr, mobile
723-069-561, www.krumlovtours.com, info@krumlovtours.com).
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Welcome to Český Krumlov
The town's best sight is its cobbled cityscape, surrounded by its
babbling river and capped by a dramatic castle. All of Český
K rumlov's meager sights
are laced together in this
charming walk from the
top of the Old Town, down
its spine, across the river,
and up to the castle.
• Start at the bridge over the
isthmus, once the fortified
grand entry gate to the town.
Horní Bridge:
From
this “Upper Bridge,” note the natural fortification provided by the
tight bend in the river. The last building in town (just over the
river) is the Eggenberg Brewery (with daily tours—see “Tours,”
above). Behind that, on the horizon, is a pile of white apartment
high-rises—built in the last decade of the communist era and con-
sidered the worst places in town to call home. Left of the brew-
ery stands the huge monastery (not generally open to the public).
Behind that on Kleť, the highest hilltop, stands a TV tower that
locals say was built to jam Voice of America broadcasts. Facing the
town, on your left, rafters take to the river for the sloppy half-hour
float around town to the take-out spot just on your right.
• A block downhill on Horní (Upper) street is the...
Museum of Regional History:
This small museum gives you
