Our 3rd day in Prague started with a 2 hour transfer to Zbiroh and a visit of the Chateau and hotel.
The approach is through a small country town and some beautiful countryside.
Chateau Zbiroh’s impressive facade is beautiful and is positioned in the middle of the town overlooking the village.
Medieval in style the main courtyard inside the chateau offers wonderful views of the countryside below and would be a beautiful outdoor venue for summer weddings where a traditional BBQ meal can be served to your guests. I can imagine simple decoration of twinkling candlelight would be perfect here.
The chateau is home to a magnificent ballroom with huge chandeliers, you immediately want to don a ball gown and twirl around the room. This is a dream like room, perfect for all those princess brides out there.
We were treated to a traditional medieval dinner served by waiters dressed in period costume. Our dinner was a BBQ served on an imitation sword, something that would really delight and surprise your guests. (as long as they wouldn’t fight after eating) the portions are plentiful so much so that a sleep following the meal would have been nice!
This venue I highly recommend for a magical chateau wedding anytime of the year, and only 30 minutes from Prague
Your can also stay in the chateau a range of rooms from standard to luxury suites can be hired if you wish to stay on the evening of the wedding or for your honeymoon.
It was then on to Karlstein and the hotel Myln a venue with a chalet feel, situated beside a lake it offers a magical countryside wedding, the ceremony and reception can be held outside on the riverbank, a beautiful setting for summer weddings.
I can also imagine a nice cosy winter wedding here as the restaurant is warmly decorated and has a cosy feel and views of the water. The hotel has 40 rooms available if you wish to stay before and after the wedding, with a chalet style interior.
The staff are very welcoming and friendly. The venue is also next to Karlstein castle which we unfortunately didn’t get to visit, but is apparently very popular for wedding ceremonies. The hotel and castle are only 30 minutes from Prague so ideal if you only want to visit for the day.
Next it was onto our hotel for the night. The Mamaison Riverside Hotel, a member of the small luxury hotels of the world.
The Riverside has a quirky modern art nouveau style interior and sits in an enviable position at the side of the Vltava River, the town is a 20 minute walk from the hotel and so the nights are lovely and quite yet your only a short distance from the lively town centre.
My rooms was 215 a spacious luxury room with a bright fresh interior and a large modern bathroom, it had all the comforts you expect from a good hotel room, tea and coffee facilities, large wardrobe, in room safe, sitting area and a large bath and shower. The staff here are very helpful and friendly.
We dressed for dinner in our formal attire as we had been I invited to the Zofin Palace for dinner.
Zofin palace is a magnificent building on the old town side of the Vltava River. An outside terrace overlooks the river and is a beautiful location for a drinks reception.
The venue has a range of rooms available for hire including a lovely garden conservatory which can accommodate receptions and is next to a large Gazebo which can be used for dancing or for a wedding ceremony, so lots of options here. This venue also had a great kids area set up for the younger guests with soft toys, perfect for keeping them entertained.
The palace has a beautiful foyer, with grand staircase including 2 red carpets. the venue is used to host balls and concerts throughout the year, up to 40 per season.
There are two grand ballrooms which can be hired for wedding receptions
The rooms feel grand yet romantic with large chandeliers wonderful fresco’s and picture framed walls.
The venues recommended caterers served a dinner for us so we could sample their cuisine. This is fine dining at its best, with brilliant attentive and friendly waiting staff.
With so many amazing venues seen over the last few days it’s hard to choose a favourite, but the Zofin palace is most definitely one of mine.
Come back to read about day five our last day in Prague.
