The original stone fortress of the lords of Janovice is located in a wonderful landscaped park. The chateau is known mainly thanks to its last owner, Sidonia Nádherná from Borutín, who instilled in it harmony and the ability to impress.
Dear visitors,
on October 17 and 18, 2026, Vrchotovy Janovice Chateau will be CLOSED. The chateau park will remain open during regular opening hours.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Opening hours April, September and October:
Weekends: 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
Opening hours May–August:
Wednesday–Sunday: 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
Chateau park is open all year:
April–October: daily 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
November–March: daily 8 a.m.–4.30 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased on-line or at the box office.
The e-ticket is valid for 30 days from the day of purchase for a one time entry.
Free admission (tickets only available at the box office): persons with severe disabilities (with valid disability ID), for those requiring a personal assistant, admission is free for both the visitor and one accompanying person; holders of cards: ICOM, the National Museum Society, employee of a contributory organization of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic (for cardholders only)
The e-ticket is valid for 30 days from the day of purchase for a one time entry.
Free admission (tickets only available at the box office): children from children’s homes or SOS children’s villages; persons with severe disabilities (with valid disability ID), for those requiring a personal assistant, admission is free for both the visitor and one accompanying person; holders of cards: ICOM, employee of a contributory organization of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic (for cardholders only)
Photography and filming for non-commercial purposes and without the use of flash and tripod included in the ticket price.
Please bring tickets purchased on-line (valid for 30 days from the date of purchase for a one time entry) printed or stored on your mobile phone.
The ticket must be kept for the duration of the entire visit.
Purchased tickets cannot be returned or changed.
The chateau in Vrchotovy Janovice, together with the original park, is a special place with an unobtrusive, yet powerful and unique charm.
Originally a Gothic stone citadel of the Lords of Janovice, protected by a moat, it was later rebuilt in Renaissance style by the Lords of Říčany and changed in the 18th Century to the representative seat of the Votice branch of the Counts of Vrtba. Later, the Vratislavs of Mitrovice arrived and with them the last overall reconstruction of the whole area in the mid-19th Century. It was then that the castle gained its present Neo-Gothic appearance. During the time of the last private owners, Nádherní of Borutín, mainly in the first half of the 20th Century, the castle, in the middle of the old landscaped park, was the venue for the meetings of Baroness Sidonie Nádherná with her interesting guests.
During the 2nd World War the Chateau was utilised as a military headquarters and barracks. Vrchotovy Janovice, as part of a military area, was evacuated and gradually an “educational camp” for refugees from forced labour in Germany was established there, a “concentration camp” for people whose ancestors or relatives were Jews and a “concentration camp for political prisoners”, a branch of the Flossenburg camp.
Both the Soviet and Czechoslovakian armies resided in the Chateau in the period just after the War. In 1950, the Chateau was expropriated and used as a textile warehouse and later for collections of the Regional Archive – and it gradually became derelict. The National Museum saved it from destruction at the end of the 50s. Now the Vrchotovy Janovice Chateau – together with its park – has been part of the Museum for almost 50 years.
A visit to the Chateau offers – amongst other things – also the long-term exhibitions of the National Museum: “Society in Bohemia of the 19th Century and Rilke, Kraus and Vrchotovy Janovice” and “Czech Bell Founding”.
The park and the ground floor of the castle are wheelchair accessible. The first and second floors can only be reached by stairs, and after prior arangement with the castle staff, it is possible to take the wheelchair up. Before you visit us, please call: 317 853 181
