St Wenceslas

This lovely Gothic statue of the Good King of Bohemia (the king who in the carol looked out on the feast of Stephen) is to be found in the Gothic art gallery in Jindrichuv Hradec District Museum. The gallery has some beautiful examples of Czech Gothic woodcarving.

Fish Harvest in The Czech Republic

In October/November all over South Bohemia fishponds are being drained and the resident carp are harvested. These harvests make for fascinating viewing and the tradition goes back to the Middle Ages, as indeed do some of the ponds. This is a short video we made of one such harvest at Lake Olsina, near Cesky Krumlov.

If you want to see a similar event next year, just let us know and we will arrange it.

PS When we say fishponds we actually are often talking about man-made lakes.