Opočno: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

At the heart of Opočno stands Opočno State Chateau. It houses a historic collection of weapons and armour, considered one of the most significant in the Czech Republic. Its history dates back to the 11th century: it developed from a Gothic castle into a representative Renaissance residence of the Trčka z Lípy family; it later came into the possession of the Colloredo-Mansfeld family. The tour routes include interiors on the first and second upper floors.

Culture and History

The exhibition “Opočno in the Mirror of Time” is housed in the authentic rooms of one of Opočno’s oldest town houses; the building itself serves as an exhibit. Historical materials relating to the town are presented, including photographs, illustrations and three-dimensional exhibits.

Opočno’s summer palace, originally a Renaissance building, was constructed in 1601–1602 and is connected to the chateau by a 270 m-long covered passageway. The summer palace is currently not open to the public.

Other historical landmarks include the Zvonice in Opočno, a Renaissance tower built in 1594 in the grounds of the Church of the Virgin Mary, and the Mariánský (morový) sloup on Kupkovo náměstí. The column is a work by the Italian sculptor Giovanni Battista Bulla from 1718. The history of Opočno Capuchin Monastery and the Church of the Nativity of the Lord dates back to 1674, when the foundation stone was laid for the Baroque complex.

Nature

At the beginning of the 19th century, Opočno’s chateau park was transformed into an English landscape garden and covers 22 hectares. It includes paths, stone stairways, romantic viewpoints, waterfalls, a gazebo, exotic trees and shrubs, a summer palace and a palm house. The chateau park can be accessed through gates from Zámecká, Hradecká and Švamberk streets, as well as through a gate from the arcaded courtyard during the chateau’s opening hours.

Mouflon, fallow deer and Dybowski sika deer live in the Opočno game reserve.

Trails and Activities

The Opočenská naučná stezka consists of three colour-coded, overlapping circular routes with a total of 14 information boards or stations. The green main circular route is 11 km long and leads through the town, the park and the wildlife enclosure.

Koupaliště Broumar has a large pool with a slide and other attractions, as well as a small children’s pool. Pedal boats, rowing boats and canoes are rented on the grounds of Koupaliště Broumar.

Other places: Bohdašín, Rampuse, Krchleby U Kostelce Nad Orlicí, Sediviny, Lupenice, České Meziříčí, Janov V Orlických Horách, Králova Lhota

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Rychnov Nad Kněžnou.