Milotice Castle, Baroque castle in Milotice, Czech Republic.
Milotice Castle is a Baroque château in Milotice, Czech Republic, built on a four-wing plan around a central courtyard, with four corner towers rising above the roof. The pale yellow facades have white pilasters and dark green shutters, and a balustraded terrace with urns and small trees crosses the front. A moat survives from the earlier water fortress.
A water fortress stood here in the 14th century; between 1586 and 1596 Bernard Ludwig Tovar rebuilt it as a one-storey Renaissance château. In the 1670s a second floor and four corner towers were added, and Gabriel Serényi, who bought the ruined estate in 1648, began its recovery. Count Karl Anton Serényi had the château rebuilt in two Baroque campaigns, 1719–1725 and 1738–1743.
The castle's name comes from the town of Milotice where it stands as a local landmark. Walking through the rooms today, you notice the baroque details and furnishings that show how the noble families lived across different periods.
The castle opened to the public in 1974 and is administered by the National Heritage Institute. The tour route follows the first half of the 20th century, when the Seilern-Aspang family lived here, and is based on the account of their daughter Marie Henrietta. Replicas of Baroque, Rococo and Romantic costumes can be rented in the castle sewing workshop for a walk through the courtyards and garden.
Inside is a preserved private study of Countess Antoinette Seilern, decorated with original canvas wallpaper dating from the early 1900s. This room reveals personal details from a specific period and gives insight into how one noblewoman actually lived.
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