Pacov: Castle History, Culture and Quiet Green Spaces

Pacov offers cultural and historical points of interest for a stay featuring castle history, exhibitions and religious buildings. Pacov Castle was originally founded as a castle fortress in the 13th century. In the 16th century, Pacov Castle was converted into a chateau under the Lords Robmháp of Suchá. Pacov Castle features a presentation on the life and work of the poet Antonín Sova.

The Pacov Information Centre is located on the ground floor of the south wing of Pacov Castle. The Antonín Sova Town Museum in Pacov offers tours of its permanent and temporary exhibitions. The origins of the Antonín Sova Town Museum in Pacov date back to 1908. Those wishing to explore cultural history will therefore find several specific points of interest in Pacov.

Pacov's urban heritage conservation zone was designated in 1990 because of its medieval-historical origins and the large number of architectural and cultural monuments. St. Michael's Church in Pacov was originally Gothic, was founded in the 13th century and built around 1350. The Church of St. Wenceslas at Pacov Castle serves as an exhibition hall. The Cemetery Church of St. Barbara in Pacov is an early Baroque building dating from 1681.

The Pacov Synagogue was built in 1823. The Pacov Synagogue is open to the public during occasional events. The Pacov Jewish Cemetery was founded in 1680. Around 300 gravestones have been preserved at the Pacov Jewish Cemetery; the oldest date from the first half of the 18th century.

The mortuary at the Pacov Jewish Cemetery houses a permanent exhibition on the history of the Jewish population in the Pacov region. The Pacov Jewish Cemetery is open to the public subject to Jewish rules and holidays. The synagogue and Jewish cemetery complement the churches and exhibition venues with further specific topics from the town's history.

In addition to cultural sites, Pacov also offers designated options for quiet walks and active routes. The Castle Park and Antonín Sova Park in Pacov provide quiet green spaces suitable for walks and relaxation. A publicly accessible service and charging station for electric bicycles is available to cyclists in the courtyard of Pacov Castle. Pacov has dozens of kilometres of designated cycling routes.

The Sovova Educational Trail begins in Pacov and leads through the municipality of Bratřice and over Mount Stražiště to Lukavec. The Sovova Educational Trail is 12 kilometres long and has four stops. The Sovova Educational Trail is suitable for pedestrians and cyclists. For travel planning with different interests, Pacov thus offers both short stays in quiet green spaces and a longer signposted route as specific options.

Every year, races for historic motorcycles take place in Pacov on the third weekend of June.

Further destinations for travel planning include Onšov, Nova Cerekev, Horní Rápotice, Buřenice, Martinice U Onšova, Nová Buková, Pavlov U Rynárce and Dehtáře.

For the higher-level travel overview: Pelhřimov District.