Blaten castle and its English park.

One of the most beautiful castles in the south of Bohemia has a lot to tell. Few buildings have been continuously inhabited for over 700 years. And it is almost certain that this date can be moved even further into the past. The place has been known since the 6th century, but back then there were only vast marshes and here and there there was firmer ground or rock. But there was also gold here, so it is not surprising that a person built a mansion on a rock in the middle of the swamps.…