Volyně: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Volyně can be explored through its buildings and exhibitions. A fortress, churches, a synagogue, historic tombs and an unusual gallery lead through different eras; the picture is complemented by paths to the Chapel of the Guardian Angel and the Golden Route.

Culture

The core of Volyně Fortress dates back to the late 13th century; most of the surviving masonry was built at the end of the 15th century. On the northern side of the courtyard, the fortress has a preserved defensive wall with a moat and a hexagonal corner-tower bastion dating from around 1470. The museum housed in the fortress is accessible year-round.

The Town Museum in Volyně presents permanent exhibitions on the architectural history of Volyně Fortress, the town of Volyně during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and painted folk furniture from the Pošumaví region. In the centre of Volyně stands the Gothic Church of All Saints, a single-nave building with a rectangular nave and a smaller square presbytery. The present presbytery was probably built in the first quarter of the 14th century, possibly in 1327.

The late-Renaissance Church of the Transfiguration in Volyně was built between 1580 and 1618 with financial support from master butcher Matěj Drška; remains of early Baroque frescoes have been preserved inside. The cemetery around the church contains art-historically valuable tombs from the second half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century.

The Volyně Synagogue is an Empire-style building constructed between 1838 and 1840 on the site of the new Jewish ghetto. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The protected synagogue complex also includes the former rabbi's house, which is now used by the art school.

History

A long-term exhibition is housed in the authentic historic rooms of the Old Renaissance Town Hall. It covers regional history from the 16th to the 18th century, including the Knights Hospitaller of Strakonice and the Provostry of St. Vitus.

A special combination of architectural history and the present day can be found at the Na shledanou Gallery. It was created in 2010 from an unfinished funeral hall originally built in the 1980s, which was never completed or put into operation.

The Jewish cemetery in the Hradčany district of Volyně also preserves traces of the past: its tombs date back to the 17th century.

Routes

The Chapel of the Guardian Angel stands above Volyně at an elevation of 528 m and was built in 1858 according to plans by local architect Josef Niklas. The circular trail around the chapel is approximately 3 km long. On the way from Volyně to the chapel, you will encounter the Andělíček educational trail with two stops.

The Golden Route (Volyňka) is a 47 km-long, moderately difficult excursion route suitable for trekking bikes. The Golden Route (Volyňka) runs between Čkyně and Strakonice via Volyně.

Leisure

The open-air swimming pool in Volyně, with changing rooms, was built between 1939 and 1941 to a design by Prague architect V. Kolátor.

More pages about localities: Prední Zborovice, Libětice, Štěkeň, Osek, Nebřehovice, Únice, Vodnany, Jinín

To the overarching travel overview: Strakonice District.