TelÄ?

This charming 13th-century UNESCO world heritage town was originally founded as a settlement around a Romanesque church. During its rule by the lords of Hradec, a castle and ponds were built, and after a huge fire in 1530 most of the town’s houses were rebuilt in Renaissance style.

Dominating the centre of town are the Renaissance castle, the towers of St James Church and the Baroque Holy Name of Jesus Church. Among the square’s charming Renaissance houses, don’t miss the town’s smallest house in the south-east corner, an object lesson in the use of space.