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Litomyšl is a city in Eastern Bohemia.

It has a Castle on the UNESCO World Heritage list, and is famous as the birth place of Bedřich Smetanà.

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• Train, a small local train that meets some of the trains to/from Prague at Chocen. It should take about 2h 45m from Prague

• Bus, Direct busses from Olomouc take 1h 40m.

Check idos for details

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• The Castle, Litomysl Castle is an outstanding and immaculately preserved example of the arcade castle, a type of building first developed in Italy and modified in the Czech lands to create an evolved form of special architectural quality.

The main feature of the castle is the sgraffiti decoration on the outside, what from a distance look like bricks are in fact designs made from etching away plaster to reveal the undercoat. Each design is different, the centres contain many different images, from leaves to people. The castle was the birth place of Smetana

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The Castle’s wine vaults house a display by the sculptor Olbram Zoubek, who after being banned by the communist government spent 20 years restoring the sgraffiti decorations on the castle. It is quite cold and eerie but you get a look at odd parts of the castle, a blanket and free mulled wine!

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There are plenty of places around town selling local wines.

The bar at the Station serves beer for a remarkable 10,50;- CZK about €0,36 (there wont be many places cheaper than this anywhere)

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