Poresín: Hotels and Accommodation

Pořešín Castle was founded at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries by members of the Bavorů ze Strakonic family as an administrative centre for its more distant possessions.

Anyone wishing to book a hotel for a stay in Pořešín can focus their accommodation search on this destination.

Culture

The outer bailey of Pořešín has been open to the public since 2021. It offers facilities for various activities related to life in the Middle Ages.

The Pořešín Castle Museum provides information about medieval clothing and weapons. It displays authentic objects found at the castle, including coins, a bone bead, part of a suit of armour, a knife, spurs, a barrel and the oldest preserved wooden beam.

A model of the castle as it appeared around 1390 has been created for Pořešín Castle.

Events such as battle re-enactments and medieval craft markets take place in the Pořešín outer bailey throughout the year. The castle grounds also include a concert stage.

Nature

The Pořešín castle ruins stand on a narrow, wooded rocky spur above the left bank of the Malše.

Routes

The Zemská stezka leads to Pořešín Castle and connects South Bohemia with the Danube region. As a historic road between Bohemia and Upper Austria, it is 215 km long.

The blue-marked route from Kaplice to Pořešín starts in Kaplice town park and follows the left bank of the Malše.

The Hrady na Malši route passes through Pořešín.

Other places: Hradiště.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kaplitz.