Valdštejnská lodžie, Pleasure house in Jičín, Czech Republic

Valdštejnská lodžie is a pleasure lodge at the base of Zebín Hill featuring Italian architectural style with a spacious park containing gardens and landscaped grounds. The complex includes multiple buildings arranged around a central courtyard, connected by pathways and planted areas with mature trees throughout.

Albrecht von Wallenstein had the lodge built in the 1620s as a suburban residence with gardens, part of his remodelling of Jičín into a ducal seat. Architects Andrea Spezza, Niccolo Sebregondi and Giovanni Pieroni took part, but the interior was never finished: upper floors and the great oval spiral staircase were left unbuilt. After Wallenstein's death in 1634 the complex stood abandoned until Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff had it partly completed as a Neoclassical summer house around 1800.

The name comes from Albrecht of Wallenstein, who called the estate his "Valdice casino" and had it built in the 1620s as a place for rest, informal talks and Baroque festivities. The linden avenue from Jičín was planted only as far as the lodge; the last kilometre toward Valdice was never realised.

The lodge sits outside the town center and is accessible via a walking path lined with linden trees. A café on the grounds offers a place to rest and enjoy views of the surrounding area.

The lodge sits on the axis of a composed baroque landscape meant to link Veliš hill and its castle, Jičín and the Carthusian monastery at Valdice. Only the section of the planned four-row linden avenue between Jičín and the lodge was planted; the last kilometre was never realised.