Cesky Krumlov Day 2 Monastery visit

Today we decided to walk around Cesky Krumlov Old Town. We started by going to the Castle and the lookouts early before breakfast to avoid the hoards of tourists that descend on the town.
It was lovely to walk around without the crowds and the dangerous selfie sticks.

After breakfast we made our way to the Kláštery Český Krumlov and Monastery of the Minorites. There were nice gardens and a very informative museum about the life of St Francis of Assisi. It was the first time we could come close to the frescoes, to see the layers and the paints in the plaster at the St Wolfgang Chapel. We could see how the layer below revealed a totally different painting.

We continued to explore the old windy mediaeval streets with interesting trades still done by hand like carpenter that makes cake and biscuit moulds, a blacksmith shop making armours and a leathersmith.

We also managed some time to do shopping and we found a skilled jeweller who made beautiful jewellery with oxidised silver and worked in with Moldavite, garnet, and other semi precious stones.

We ended the evening with a lovely stroll along the river and seeing the castle lit up.

Distance walked 12.9 km.Read more