Milotice Chateau

Milotice was rebuilt in the 1720s for the Serenyi family on the site of a moated fortress, and what makes it unusual is that the whole ensemble survives as one thing: the house, the forecourt with its flanking buildings, the riding hall and stables, the orangery, the sala terrena and the French garden with its parterres and hedged walks were all designed together and none of it was replaced later, so the composition reads as intended. That completeness is why it is regularly called the pearl of Moravian chateaux. The interiors have frescoes and stucco of the 1720s and 1730s and furnishing of several later periods. Costume tours in eighteenth-century dress are run in season, which the chateau leans on. The village is in the Kyjov part of Slovacko, so the folk tradition around it is strong and the wine is local.

What you actually see

• A complete baroque ensemble - house, forecourt, stables, orangery and garden as one design.
• A French parterre garden - hedged walks laid out with the house in the 1720s.
• Frescoed interiors - decoration of the 1720s and 1730s with later furnishing.
• Costume tours - eighteenth-century dress routes run in season.

When to go

May to September. Half a day.

Honest expectations

Guided tours only, seasonal, with several routes and separate tickets. Costume tours book out. Closed Mondays. The village is small; Kyjov nearby has more services.

Nearby

Kyjov and the Slovacko wine villages are close; Milotice is on the wine route.