Lysice Castle, Baroque château in Lysice, Czech Republic

Lysice Castle is a baroque château in the village of Lysice in the Czech Republic, originally built as a Renaissance water fortress. The building has several floors with decorated reception rooms, a chapel, and private chambers that still contain their original furnishings.

The site was first mentioned in 1476 as a fortress surrounded by a moat, held by the Lords of Kunstadt. In the 1550s Diviš Černčický had it rebuilt, and Hron Březnický of Náchod gave it a Renaissance form, his coat of arms still visible on the east wing. The baroque phase followed in 1705–1711 under Count Antonín Amat Serényi, probably by builder Mořic Grimm, who added the clock tower and sala terrena.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, a relative of the Dubský family, often visited the castle and wrote part of her work there; the most beautiful of the three castle libraries is named after her. The interiors also hold collections of Bohemian glass, Oriental art objects, European and Japanese weapons, and hand-painted shooting targets.

The château is managed by the National Heritage Institute and has been open to the public since 1952, when architect Břetislav Štorm prepared the interiors for tours. The castle garden was fully restored between 2021 and 2023 to its late 19th-century appearance, including the orangery, greenhouse and fig house.

The garden's fig house dates from 1835: a brick lower storey topped by a roof running on rails, opened over summer. The whole garden was restored between 2021 and 2023 to its late 19th-century form, including the orangery, greenhouses and fig house.