Last update: 12.2.2003

Hiking Southern Bohemia I came across a place I fell in love with. By the time I discovered it, it was an abandoned, almost ruined property. It is called Holensky dvur (Holna yard), a former country nobleman's farmhouse that was rebuilt to a simple hotel recently. It is a lonely place in a somewhat melancholic and very mild country with meadows, woods and ponds that invites to walking or just sitting and looking to the green. I don't promise you will be so enchanted as I was, but if you find it appealing, please read further.

There are many possibilities what o do and where to get from Holna yard. The hotel is located on the border of the Biosphere reserve and protected landscape area Trebonsko (Trebon Basin) excursion would start on Friday afternoon, trip to the place, dinner there, in the morning ca one hour drive through a scenic landscape to Cesky Krumlov which is a picturesque Czech Renaissance town listed in UNESCO heritage towns, with a chateau above the river and a couple of galleries where my preference goes to Egon Schiele Art Center. An abundant supply of catering opportunities from posh high cuisine down to beer pubs for locals is dispersed throughout the town.

In the afternoon travel back to Holna yard with a possible stopover in countryside or in a charming small town, in the evening a barbecue at Holna yard, Sunday morning back to Prague again with a possible stopover in some nice place along the way according to time possibilities of participants.

I guess many people visited Prague already in recent years but there are also many other lovely places in Czechia & I would like you to enjoy your stay at Holna as much as possible.