Trebon, Telc,and Trebic - Prague and the Czech Republic - page 204

Across from the Town Hall, the impossible-to-miss,
rampart-like white gable marks the famous 16th-century Inn at
the White Horse (U Bílého Koníčka—look for the small horse on
the facade).
At the other end of the square, notice the only modern build-
ing here, a Spar supermarket. Some 30 years ago, when the square
was veiled in the shabby gray of communism, the regime decided
to give it a facelift with a modern building that it the ancient space
like a UFO. After 1989, locals carefully added a facade and a new
roof to the concrete box, effectively blending the former eyesore
into the Old World townscape.
Castle (Zámek) —he castle is covered with rectangular sgraf-
fiti, a characteristic decoration of the late 1500s (made by etching
a design in plaster, revealing a different color underneath). As
with other South Bohemian towns, all this sgraffiti is a reminder
that the 16th century was Třeboň's heyday. Třeboň belonged to
the Český Krumlov-based Rožmberk family. In 1600, Petr Vok—
the last of the Rožmberks—moved here permanently after selling
Český Krumlov to the emperor. He brought along his archive,
still considered the most valuable collection of medieval docu-
ments in this part of Europe. The castle can only be visited with
an escorted tour. Your best basic castle visit is Route A, which
includes Petr Vok's Renaissance rooms. Route B covers the 19th-
century apartments, kitchens, and stables of the later, equally dis-
tinguished Schwarzenbergs (60 Kč, buy at “cash box” ticket desk,
tours go hourly or more, in Czech with English flier, April-Oct
Tue-Sun 9:00-11:45 & 12:45-17:00, closed Mon and Nov-March,
tel. [phone]).
s “Man and the Landscape” Exhibit —Located inside the cas-
tle, this is the best sight in town. Surprisingly modern, thought-
fully described in English, and further illuminated by excellent
little video-on-command terminals, the exhibit covers the things
that make this town distinct: lake-making, the fish industry, the
peat spa treatment, and the natural environment. A highlight is
the theater (just after the stuffed animals) where you can watch a
13-minute video that takes you fishing early in the morning, and a
20-minute video racing you through a year with nature in Třeboň.
An hour here is time well-invested (50 Kč, Tue-Sun 9:00-17:00,
closed Mon, enter from garden just outside castle and city wall, tel.
384-724-912).
City Wall and Park —he greenbelt that circles the town just out-
side its 16th-century wall makes for a delightful 15-minute walk.
Along the way, you'll pass the town's famous but underwhelming
spas.
Dean Church and Augustine Monastery (Děkanský Kostel
a Augustiánský Klášter) —his Gothic church, with its unusual