Lednicko-valtický area (Salettes)
The garden of Europe, one of the most beautiful mansion complex and the largest artistically shaped scenery in the world. In the area of 200km2 between Břeclav, Lednice and Valtice, powerful noble line of Lichtenstein built a beautiful world where the work of human hands is perfectly complementary to the nature. The result is an impressive mosaic of parks, gardens, ponds, rivers and forests, completed by a range of sculptures, hunting-seats, chapels and colonnades. Lednicko-Valtický area was registered as UNESCO protected monument in 1996.
National Chateau Lednice
National cultural monument, since 1997 also registered as UNESCO protected monument. After complicated development from gothic fort through renaissance, baroque and classicistic forms, the last reconstruction in historic-like Gothic Revival from years 1846-1858 is preserved. Around the Chateau there is a baroque park freely passing to flood-plain forest with romantic buildings and water sheets with piled artificial islands. A possibility of a sightseeing boat trip along the river Dyje from mansion water-station to Minaret and Janohrad.
Riding-hall
Monumental complex of 3-wings stable with riding-halls dating from 1688-1696, the oldest preserved part of Lednice Chateau.
Greenhouse
Reconstructed Palm Greenhouse from the mid19th century with a collection of tropical and subtropical plants, the oldest in Europe. Important technical monument.
Aqueduct
Roman water-conduit built in 1805 with artificial stalactical cave.
Water-station
Also called Maur House. Served as a part of system which provided park with water and as a bath.
Obelisk
Built in 1798 in memory of conclusion of peace between France and Austria. Monument with golden orb on the top, 23m high, familiarly called also "Facka"- "Slap".
Minaret (Prayer tower)
The oldest romantic building in Lednicko-Valtický area, dating from 1798-1802, not far from the Lednice Chateau. Outlook-tower in Moresque style with galleries, the highest building of its kind in non-Islamic countries with the height over 60 meters. Breathtaking views on far-distant surroundings, Pálava and even Bílé Karpaty (White Carpathian Mountains).
Janův hrad (Jack's castle)
One-storey pseudo gothic romantic ruin of the castle, built after the English fashion in years 1807-1810. Ornithological and hunting exhibition.
Hunting lodge
Classicistic forester's lodge on the way to Janohrad.
Rybniční small castle
Elegant, little, simple, empirical castle from 1816.
Hraniční zámeček (Frontier lodge)
Classicistic building dating from 1826-1827 built on the former borderline between the Moravian margraviate and the Austrian archduchy.
Apollo's Temple
Dating from 1817-1819, called after Greek god Apollo. Building with 8 Doric pillars and with mythological scenes.
Nový dvůr (New farmyard)
Empirical farmstead from 1809.
Temple of Three Graces
A Late Classicistic sheltered colonnade from 1825, a hall with mosaic floor, the sculpture of antique goddess.
St. Hubert chapel
Open pseudo-Gothic chapel from 1855 made of sand-stone blocks, equipped with fictitious Mediaeval stone signs. The least old building in the area, situated in the middle of the forest glade.
Rendez-vous (Diana's Temple)
Hunting-seat dating from the beginning of 19th century (built in years 1810-1812) in a shape of Roman arch of triumph.
Belvedere
Little, classicistic castle from 1818 near Valtice offers magnificent panorama of Pálava Hills and of Mikulov.
Colonnade Reistna
Outlook-tower, built after the fashion of schonbrunn colonnade in Vienna, it comes from years 1814-1823 and it is the highest point in surroundings of Valtice, the point from which is possible to see three countries- Austria, Moravia and Slovakia. Monumental classicist building is ornate with the characters from antique mythology.
National Chateau Valtice
Baroque chateau (˝ 18th century) with natural park. A part of Lednicko-Valtický area, one of the most important buildings in Moravia. A seat of National Viticulture Centre and National Saloon of Wine.
Pohansko (walled settlement)
National monument reserve, huge Old Slavic walled settlement dating from 9th -11th centuries, one of the Great Moravian centers. Instructional trail.
Lány
Small, one-storey castle from the beginning of 19th century situated in flood-plain forest to the south of Břeclav in confluence of rivers Dyje and Morava. An archeological exhibition.
