Protivin: Hotels and accommodations

The Protivín Information Centre includes a zoological museum with osteological preparations and dermoplastics of reptiles, monkeys, rhinoceroses and giraffes. It also houses a permanent exhibition featuring collages, prologues and chiasmages by the artist Jiří Kolář, who was born in Protivín. In addition, the centre provides information about transport connections, accommodations, dining, and cultural and sporting events, and sells maps for cyclists.

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Culture

The Church of St Elizabeth on Protivín’s square was completed in 1662 in the early Baroque style. Protivín’s traditional town celebrations take place every year on the last weekend in August.

History

The brewery in Protivín was founded in 1598. The Památník města Protivína presents modern historical exhibitions on the history of Protivín and its surroundings, including the history of the brewery and the railway.

Nature

Between Protivín and the Písek Mountains lies a group of 13 ponds, 10 of which are protected as the “Zelendárky” natural monument.

Orientation

The NS Blanice educational trail is 23 km long and is suitable for walks, full-day family trips and cycling tours. The walking time for family trips is 4–5 hours, while travelling by bicycle takes approximately 2.5 hours.

The NS Blanice trail can be started in Protivín at the bus stop on the square in front of the museum or in front of the railway station. However, the official starting point is in the passageway of the Protivín museum, where introductory information and a map of the educational trail are displayed.

Experiences

Krokodýlí ZOO Protivín offers the educational experience programme “Poznej dokonalý výtvor evoluce – Seznam se s krokodýlem”, which introduces visitors to crocodiles.

The Památník města Protivína also includes the “Exotická příroda” exhibition, featuring dioramas of rainforest, savannah, desert and the depths of the sea. Interactive elements in the exhibition also appeal to younger visitors.

Království času displays more than 1,200 clocks, watches and alarm clocks. It has a watchmaking workshop for children, where visitors can make models of alarm clocks, watches or hand puppets, among other things. Království času also includes an outdoor playground in an enclosed garden.

Other destination pages: Štědronín-Plazy, Písecká Smoleč, Zebrakov, Vrcovice, Vadkovice, Hrejkovice, Milevsko, Podolí I.

To the higher-level travel overview: Písek District.