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Getting There & Away
Train Valtice has regular train services throughout the day to/from Mikulov (23Kč,
12 minutes) and Břeclav (25Kč, 15minutes), which has excellent onward connections
to Brno, Bratislava and Vienna. From Mikulov some trains continue to Znojmo.

Bus Both Lednice and Valtice are easily reachable by bus from Brno or Mikulov.
Regular buses shuttle the short distance between Lednice and Valtice (20Kč, 15
minutes).

Car From Brno, the drive to Valtice takes around an hour. Head south along the E65
highway, turning off at Podivín and following the signs.

Need to Know
» Location 263km southeast of Prague.
» Tourist Information Offices Valtice (Turistické Informační Centrum; 519 352
978; www.valtice.eu ; náměstí Svobody 4, Valtice; 9am-5pm daily Apr-Sep, 7am-3.30pm
Mon-Fri Oct-Mar); Lednice (Lednice Informační Centrum; 519 340 986;

www.lednice.cz ; Zámecké náměstí 68, Lednice;

9-11am & noon-3pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm

Sat & Sun Apr-Oct)
» Bike Hire Cykloráj ( 605 983 978; www.cykloraj.com ; Malá strana 781, Valtice;
rental per day 250Kč; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat) Rents high-quality mountain
and touring bikes and offers maps and advice on where to ride.

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SIGHTS

Valtice

CASTLE STLE

VALTICE CHATEAU
(Zámek; 519 352 423; www.zamek-valtice.cz ; Zámek 1, Valtice; standard tour adult/
concession 100/80Kč; 9am-noon & 1-6pm Tue-Sun May-Aug, to 5pm Sep, to 4pm Apr & Oct)
Valtice's 12th-century castle is one of the country's finest baroque structures, the work