Kromeriz

About

A prize that would no doubt bring a rosy bloom to the cheeks of the successive Olomouc Archbishops who lavished such care upon their summer residence. Money was no obstacle for the enthusiastically green-fingered Archbishops when it came to employing the finest artists, architects and engineers. More delightful places to wander and marvel at the art of landscape gardening than the Chateau and Floral Gardens is hard to imagine. Each has its particular charm and elegance. The hedge labyrinths in the Flower Garden, or Libosad, designed by imperial architect Giovanni Tencalla, are ideal for intimate strolling, while historic greenhouses and original floral decorations stimulate the senses. Originally a humble vegetable garden The Chateau Garden had a Seventeeth Century Baroque makeover that extended it from the Chateau to the Morava river. Water elements predominate today in the form of ponds, springs and sheets, providing a sparkling background to the rich variety of colourful plants and flowers arranged around the gardens romantic collonades, courtyards and pavilions.