Karlstejn Castle

We visited Karlštejn Castle about 40km West of Prague. A neat little village with the castle sitting at the top of the surrounding hillside. Corban wasn't very keen on a tour however I told her that we might see a Princess, in about the 3rd room there was a woman in costume singing and playing the flute, she sounded amazing ... thankfully my cohersion of the Princess paid off! Karlštejn Castle is a large Gothic castle founded 1348 AD by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor-elect and King of Bohemia. The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Imperial Regalia as well as the Bohemian/Czech crown jewels, holy relics, and other royal treasures. Located about 30 km southwest of Prague above the village of the same name, it is one of the most famous and most frequently visited castles in the Czech Republic. When we visited there were only replicas of the crown jewels because the real ones are on tour. In the centre of the main crown is a thron from the Crown of Throns placed on Jesus' head. No photos of the inside, they actually arrest you if you take pictures!