Volyně: Hotels and Accommodation

Culture and History

The core of the Volyně fortress dates back to the late 13th century; most of the surviving masonry was built at the end of the 15th century. The museum housed in the Volyně fortress is open year-round. On the northern side of the courtyard, the fortress has a preserved defensive wall with a moat and a hexagonal corner-tower bastion dating from around 1470.

The town museum in Volyně features permanent exhibitions on the architectural history of the Volyně fortress, the town of Volyně during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and painted folk furniture from the Pošumaví region. A long-term exhibition is located in the authentic historic rooms of the Old Renaissance Town Hall. It covers regional history from the 16th to the 18th centuries, including the Knights Hospitaller of Strakonice and the Provostry of St. Vitus.

The Volyně synagogue is an Empire-style building constructed between 1838 and 1840 on the grounds of the new Jewish ghetto. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The protected synagogue complex also includes the former rabbi's house, which is now used by the art school.

If you want to find a hotel in Volyně, searching for accommodation is a separate part of planning your trip.

Churches and Memorial Sites

The Gothic Church of All Saints is located in the centre of Volyně. It is a single-nave building with a rectangular nave and a smaller square presbytery. The present presbytery was probably built in the first quarter of the 14th century, possibly in 1327.

The late Renaissance Church of the Transfiguration in Volyně was built between 1580 and 1618 with financial support from master butcher Matěj Drška. Remnants of early Baroque frescoes have been preserved in the Church of the Transfiguration. The cemetery around the Church of the Transfiguration in Volyně contains artistically and historically valuable tombstones from the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

The Jewish cemetery in the Hradčany district of Volyně contains tombstones dating back to the 17th century. The Na shledanou Gallery in Volyně was established in 2010 from an unfinished funeral hall originally built in the 1980s, which was never completed or put into operation.

Trails and Leisure

The Chapel of the Guardian Angel stands above Volyně at an elevation of 528 m and was built in 1858 according to plans by local architect Josef Niklas. The circular trail around the Chapel of the Guardian Angel is approximately 3 km long. On the way from Volyně to the Chapel of the Guardian Angel, you will encounter the Andělíček educational trail with two stops.

The Golden Route (Volyňka) is a 47 km-long, moderately difficult excursion for trekking bikes. The Golden Route (Volyňka) runs between Čkyně and Strakonice through Volyně.

The outdoor swimming pool in Volyně, with changing rooms, was built between 1939 and 1941 according to a design by Prague architect V. Kolátor.

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To the higher-level travel overview: Strakonice District.