The World’s 100 Best Palaces · 2026
The Best Palaces in Czechia
5 of the 100 palaces in The World’s 100 Best Palaces 2026 are in Czechia. The highest placed is Hluboká Castle in Hluboká nad Vltavou, at number 2 in the world. Lednice Castle in Lednice (number 11) and Český Krumlov Castle in Český Krumlov (number 22) follow.
Bohemia and Moravia
Hluboká Castle was held by the Schwarzenberg family and is seen on guided tours of its furnished rooms and library. Lednice Castle in South Moravia belonged to the Liechtenstein family and stands in a landscape park with a palm greenhouse and a minaret. Český Krumlov Castle is a complex of courtyards and a tower above a bend of the Vltava, with a Baroque theatre. Žleby Chateau was the home of the Auersperg family and shows armour collections and a working castle kitchen.
Prague
Prague Castle is a walled complex on a hill above the city. Inside are St. Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St. George's Basilica and Golden Lane.
Palaces
Best by region
- The NordicsFrederiksborg CastleHillerød, DenmarkN° 4
- EuropePeleș CastleSinaia, RomaniaN° 1
- AsiaMehrangarh FortJodhpur, IndiaN° 3
- The Middle EastQasr Al WatanAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesN° 13
- North AmericaChapultepec CastleMexico City, MexicoN° 26
- Latin AmericaCatete PalaceRio de Janeiro, BrazilN° 70



