Tag Lichtensteins
Valtice is alive not only with wine
Rubrika: Tourism
7 6 2010For several years our town has proudly been called The Capital of Wine.
You may ask where this term comes from. Hopefully the following facts will provide sufficient evidence. Valtice has been renowned for vine growing and wine making for hundreds of years. Valtice accounts for the second largest area of vineyards in the Czech Republic, almost 642 hectares. The well known Křížový Cellar with the capacity of one million litres of wine, the historical chateau cellar and dozens of other smaller cellars and wineries can be found here.
- Autor: František Schultz
- Tagy: Accommodation, Burčák, Chateau, Lichtensteins, Valtice, Wine tasting
Mikulov, the chateau, the museum
Rubrika: Tourism
5 5 2010Mikulov a charming town with the poetry of friendly South Moravian region, grand architecture, spirit of impressive history and a high-spirited noble lady.
- Autor: Michaela Cibulková
- Tagy: Chateau, Lichtensteins, Mikulov, Museum
Come into the Lednice-Valtice area by boat
Rubrika: Tourism
18 3 2010In the southernmost part of our country between the Dyje and Morava rivers, an area similar to a vine leaf in shape is found. It offers everything that you might want to see and things you haven’t seen before.
- Autor: Michaela Cibulková
- Tagy: Břeclav, Dyje, Janohrad, Lednice, Lichtensteins, Mikulov, Traditions, Valtice, Wine tasting
Valtice, the Capital of Wine
Rubrika: Tourism
19 12 2009Valtice, a town situated at the border area with Austria, is a place where history meets wine making traditions. The family of Lichtensteins made Valtice into their residence and by developing viticulture they determined the future position of the town.
- Autor: František Schultz
- Tagy: Accommodation, Burčák, Lichtensteins, Romantic castle, Traditions, Valtice, Wine tasting
The salad of “Lohovec” with “šnicla”
Rubrika: Tourism
9 12 2009How am I supposed to be able to say what I feel like eating? I don’t even know what all those culinary words mean. Local dialect and some seemingly strange expressions go hand in hand with this picturesque small village of Hlohovec. It has also maintained its folklore traditions which complement the beauty of the surrounding scenery, local cuisine, outstanding wines, songs and hospitality of Hlohovec people.
- Autor: Michaela Cibulková
- Tagy: Hlohovec, Lichtensteins
Wedding services
Rubrika: Tourism
29 10 2009Love is like a teardrop. It forms in an eye and falls to the heart. This saying is also poignant for the Lednice-Valtice area. Once visitors come here they will always remember it.
- Autor: Michaela Cibulková
- Tagy: Břeclav, Janohrad, Lednice, Lichtensteins, Mikulov, Romantic castle, Valtice, Wedding services
Interview with the head of Czech football
Rubrika: Sport
9 10 2009Former Czech national team representative, captain of a team and current head of Czech-Moravian Football Association talks about his relationship with South Moravia in an interview for the Grand Moravia Magazine
- Autor: Svatava Rudolfová
- Tagy: Fotball, Interview, Lednice, Lichtensteins, Traditions, Wine tasting
Aromatic grass carp, Miller’s trout or wild catfish. Those are the delicacies that can be appreciated by many food connoisseurs. One does not need to travel as far as Southern Bohemia to taste some fresh water fish specialities. Even restaurants in the south of Moravia are able to prepare fish dishes that not only look good but are also very tasty and they do so using entirely fresh fish. It is because the area of Southern Moravia, being the basin of both the rivers Morava and Dyje, is abundant with many lakes.
The Lednice lakes are the well-known work of Moravian lake managers. They include the lakes Nesyt, Hlohovecký, Prostřední, Mlýnský and Zámecký and make up an area of 544 hectares of water surface that is used not only for fish breeding purposes but since 1952 it has also been a National natural preserve.
- Autor: Petr Cibulka
- Tagy: Břeclav, Lednice, Lichtensteins, Traditions, Valtice
The history of Lednice castle
20 9 2009The first historical record of the castle in Lednice comes from 1222. At this time, a gothic fortress and courtyard stood here, which Czech king, Václav (Wenceslas) I, granted to Austrian nobleman Siegfried Sirotek.
At the end of the 13th century, the Lichtenstein family became owners of the whole of Lednice and nearby Mikulov. Originally from Styria in Austria, over time they expanded their ownership of land on both sides of the Moravia-Austria border. They become owners of Lednice in 1322.
Later to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the country, the Lichtenstein family had no special status in the Middle Ages and their properties were much more modest. And it was in Austria that they owned large swathes of land.
- Autor: Michaela Cibulková
- Tagy: Lednice, Lichtensteins
Vintage in Czech Republic
Rubrika: Wine
18 9 2009The celebration of wine harvest comes to Moravia with first Burčák (young, slightly fermented wine). The wine harvest of Pálava is one of the most famous ones. The people of Mikulov celebrate their rich harvest from their vineyards, the arrival of autumn but also the 600 year-old-tradition.
People had their first celebration in the square as far back as in 1403 when the lord of Mikulov, John of Lichtenstein, liberated the Czech king Wenceslas IV, the son of king Charles IV from his captivity in Vienna. The arrival of the king was then boisterously celebrated. And it is still celebrated today. The wine harvest of Pálava stands for three days of Burčák, wine, singing and happy crowds.
- Autor: Michaela Cibulková
- Tagy: Lednice, Lichtensteins, Traditions, Valtice, Vintage, Wine tasting
South Moravia
V srdci Evropy, v kraji vína a tradičních zvyků České republiky, se nachází krásné a malebné prostředí největšího lužního útvaru v Evropě okolo řeky Dyje a je jako stvořené pro dovolenou a odpočinek. Krásná část jižní Moravy je bývalé Lichtenštejnské panství mezi obcí Lednice a Valtice, který je chráněn UNESCO.
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