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Konopiště offers four tour routes as well as supplementary exhibitions, including the “Museum of St. George” and the “Shooting Range”.

Culture and History

In the Minorite Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, assemblies were held in 1451 and 1473, including one attended by Queen Joanna. The monastery is a Gothic monument.

The collection of the Museum of Art and Design Benešov focuses on Czech artists and designers from the second half of the 20th century to the present, with an emphasis on regional art. The museum has a permanent exhibition of regional art and offers public art workshops as part of its programme.

Experimenta is an exhibition beneath Benešov Town Hall. The “Our Regiment” exhibition at the Benešov branch of the Podblanicko Museum is dedicated to the Benešov garrison around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Nature and Trails

Konopiště Park is open to the public year-round and comprises 158 species of deciduous trees and 68 species of conifers. The Rose Garden at Konopiště includes greenhouses with heat-loving and subtropical plants, a cork pavilion and sculptural features.

Konopiště can be reached from Benešov via a tourist route approximately 2 km long.

Other Places

Other destination pages: Snět, Vojkov, Maršovice, Hulice, Bílkovice, Stranný, Heřmaničky, Neustupov.

To the higher-level travel overview: Benešov District.