Teplice Castle Garden, Castle park in Teplice, Czech Republic

Teplice Castle Garden is a park of centuries-old trees crossed by natural and asphalted paths, some marked as KČT hiking routes. It holds two ponds, Horní and Dolní, each with islands; channels from the large pond once carried the castle owners' boats. The protected Labutí domek, a former covered boat landing, and the Temple of Apollo stand among statues and pavilions.

The garden was laid out from the 16th century and was gradually reshaped by its owners according to period tastes. It was first designed as a French garden and became an English-style park at the beginning of the 19th century. The Clary-Aldringen family, resident at the castle from 1634 to 1945, carried out these changes; after 1945 the town of Teplice took over the garden's upkeep.

The park holds a bust of Ludwig van Beethoven and several statues and pavilions, some on the pond banks. The larger structures are the Temple of Apollo and the listed Swan House, once a covered boat landing. A small animal corner near the Valy district keeps macaques, and squirrels are common throughout.

The park is easy to explore on foot, with clear, well-maintained paths throughout the grounds. The museum inside the castle provides shelter on rainy days and allows you to spend several hours here comfortably.

The large Upper Pond is stocked with fish, and carp harvests are occasionally held there; visitors watch from two viewing platforms. Near the Valy district edge, a small animal corner has kept macaques, and formerly raccoons, peacocks and rarer pheasant species. Many squirrels live throughout the park.