Zleby: Hotels and accommodation

The “Kouzlo romantického zámku” tour of Žleby Castle includes reception rooms, an armory with a special collection of weapons and armor, romantic interiors, a Renaissance arcaded courtyard with galleries, and the historic castle kitchen with utility and food-preparation rooms.

The “Život na zámku” tour presents the private salons, bedrooms, and studies of the Auersperg family, servants’ quarters, historical hygiene facilities, and the castle chapel of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. The “Zámek z hradu zrozený” tour includes the Great Tower with access to a viewing walkway, romantic chambers, cellars, and the basement of the medieval castle.

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Žleby is a Renaissance building from 1540 that was altered in the 19th century. Its complex includes the central Auersperg burial chapel in front of the western façade, a two-storey Neo-Renaissance chapel from 1822. The church and the separate Auersperg burial chapel are protected monuments.

The Žleby bell tower stands on a terrace above the right bank of the Doubrava and has a timber-clad upper storey. The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is one of Žleby’s cultural monuments and lies west of the town in the direction of Markovice. The small plastered brick chapel with a rectangular floor plan bears the year 1867; the restoration year 1976 is engraved below it, and the front niche contains a mural of the Holy Trinity. The Marian column is also one of Žleby’s cultural monuments.

The English landscape park of Žleby covers approximately 24 hectares and makes use of the steep castle slope and the canyon-like meander of the Doubrava.

The Žleby Game Reserve is open to the public and allows visitors to observe a tame herd of white deer during feeding from a distance of 15 meters. Falconry and owl flight demonstrations are also held, along with guided tours during which visitors can get closer to the animals.

A red-marked hiking trail leads from Žleby via Ronov nad Doubravou, Žlebské Chvalovice, Krkanka, and Rudov to the ruins of Lichnice Castle.

(Na Spravedlnosti) [Ronov nad Doubravou] is a hill in the vicinity of Žleby. Krkanka is a mountain in the vicinity of Žleby. Višňovka [Podhořany u Ronova] is a hill in the vicinity of Žleby. Bučina is also a mountain in the vicinity of Žleby. Kačina Castle is located in the vicinity of Žleby.

The Church of St. George lies in the wider regional surroundings of Žleby.

Other local pages: Onomyšl, Žáky, Chlístovice, Dolní Pohleď, Bohdaneč, Kluky, Řendějov, Okřesaneč.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kutná Hora District.